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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7 Creative Ways to Get Your Teen Talking

“Yeah.” “No.” “Nothing.” “Good.” “Okay.” “Whatever.” Do you recognize that notorious bit of prose? It’s the six-word...

Aug 19, 2014 | 5 MIN READ

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Are Your Kids Using Decoy Apps to Hide Photos, Videos?

Wouldn’t it be convenient if the dangers heading toward our kids had neon signs pointing to them? Unfortunately,...

Jul 28, 2014 | 4 MIN READ

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Teen Hashtags: What Every Parent Ought to Know

Hashtags have become a normal part of everyday vernacular thanks to social media. By simply putting a...

Jul 15, 2014 | 3 MIN READ

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7 Soft Skills Critical to Parenting Today’s Digital Kids

We write a lot about the tech basics—or the hard skills—you need to excel in your superhero...

May 27, 2014 | 5 MIN READ

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The One Twitter Feature Every Parent Should Know How to Use

Sometimes as a parent you have to put on the war paint and do a little extra...

May 20, 2014 | 5 MIN READ

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What Should the Consequences Be for a Teens’ Digital Slip-Up?

Usually the first question I get from panicked parents who just found something shocking on their child’s...

May 06, 2014 | 6 MIN READ

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Are Your Kids Exposed to the Celeb Sexy Selfie Craze?

Almost weekly I read that yet another young celebrity I once considered a safe role model for...

Apr 29, 2014 | 6 MIN READ

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3 Ways to Restore Self-Esteem & Sense of Privacy to Digital Teens

While kids today are the beneficiaries of amazing technology, there are casualties to growing up digital we...

Apr 15, 2014 | 6 MIN READ

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Yik Yak & Omegle: Two Apps Kids Need to Delete ASAP

So I’ve been trying to put myself in the shoes of people who can’t seem to get...

Mar 25, 2014 | 7 MIN READ

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5 Destructive Digital Habits You Could Be Teaching Your Kids

One of the coolest things about being a parent is being convinced your child hasn’t heard a...

Mar 11, 2014 | 6 MIN READ

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So Are You ‘Hot or Not?’ App Rates Appearance

First, let me begin with the fact that I love apps. In fact, I am probably addicted...

Feb 18, 2014 | 6 MIN READ

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‘Whisper’ App: Teens Are Having a Blast but Parents May Gasp

Everyone loves a good secret. Tack anonymity to a whisper and the recipe for juicy fun spikes...

Feb 04, 2014 | 5 MIN READ

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