Toni Birdsong

Author, McAfee Consumer

Toni Birdsong began her career as a reporter in Los Angeles and later became a writer for Walt Disney Imagineering. Her passion for digital safety started 10 years ago as a way to gain the survival skills she needed to parent her own connected teenagers. Her goal with each post is to give busy parents the insight they need raise wiser, more compassionate digital kids. When she’s not writing (her first love), you can find Toni hiking, watching TikTok, or trying not to break an important body part at CrossFit.

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Family Safety
8 Tips to Help Kids Break a Social Media Creeping Habit
There's no such thing as a clean break up anymore. Here are eight tips to help your teen break the...
Family Safety
Identity Theft 101: Five Smart Tech Tips for College-Bound Kids
Dear college-bound student congratulations. The future is yours — if you know how to protect yourself from identity theft on campus.
Family Safety
Parent, Is Your Teen Being Foolish on Twitter?
Teens flock to Twitter everyday to connect with friends. But could your child be one of the ones being foolish...
Family Safety
Pokémon Go: How Families Can Stay Safe (and Still Catch ‘Em All)
Pokémon Go is a way for the whole family to have a blast. Still, there are some danger zones to...
Family Safety
Study: Want an Epic Family Vacation this Year? Unplug!
Is it possible to unplug on your family vacation? You bet. A new Intel study heralds the benefits of disconnecting...
Privacy & Identity Protection
Risky Selfie Trend: Snapping and Driving
Snapping and driving is a new trend that poses a risk to drivers. The Miles Per Hour (MPH) Snapchat selfie...
Family Safety
Does Your Teen Recognize the Cruelty of Subtweeting?
Subtweeting is veiled cyberbullying. Here's how to help your teens understand the cruelty of subtweeting.
Family Safety
Don’t Let Hackers Sink Your Family Vacation Plans
Be sure you don't let a cyber crook hone in on your family vacation plans. Here are 13 tips to...
Family Safety
5 Summer Tech Monitoring Tips for Busy Parents
Summer for teens means sand, surf, and more time for Snapchat, right? Make sure you have these summer tech monitoring...
Family Safety
10 Easy Ways to Clean Up & Curate Your Social Media
Clean up your social media: Employers and admission officers are watching you. Get these 10 savvy tips to make sure...
Family Safety
CU46, S2R, TBH, Lit: Updated Texting Slang Parents Should Know
It looks strange but you can learn to decode your teen's texting slang. Here's the good, bad, and the texting...
Family Safety
Teaching Kids the Value of Money in the Digital Age
Teaching kids about the value of money is critical in an increasingly cashless society. How to spend and save wisely...
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