Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player In this episode Natalie Greenwood shares interesting feedback that 102 students gave after they participated in a 7 day digital detox. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: Join our Smart Social Parent Conference https://smartsocial.com/smart-social-conference/ --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar . Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organization. Join our Smart Socia...
Apr 22, 2019•24 min•Ep. 123
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player In this student-friendly episode you will learn from Megan Hinton. When she was 14, Megan was tricked into sending a naked photo of herself over social media and suffered abuse at school as a result. She was trying to fit in at a new school, after being bullied at her previous one. She thought she was being pressured by a boy she was friends with to send the picture. In fact she had b...
Apr 08, 2019•25 min•Ep. 122
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Ben Halpert from Savvy Cyber Kids shares with us the top 5 things kids are begging their parents to do. Tip #1: Ask for permission before posting pics about them. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: Join our Smart Social Parent Conference https://smartsocial.com/smart-social-conference/ --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar . Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organi...
Mar 30, 2019•11 min•Ep. 121
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player David Kaufmann shares what his 8th grade students learned in their website branding workshop recently from Josh Ochs. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar . Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organization. Join our Smart Social Community Membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Join our newsletter to get access to our free g...
Mar 27, 2019•23 min•Ep. 120
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Melody Bergman from MediaSavvyMoms.com shares WHY we need to talk with kids about pornography, WHEN you should start the dialog, and HOW you can begin this very important conversation. Media Savvy Moms online: https://www.mediasavvymamas.com/ Book Links: How to Talk to Your Kids About Pornography: 2nd Edition by Educate and Empower Kids https://amzn.to/2CzHmcj Good Pictures Bad Pictur...
Mar 23, 2019•24 min•Ep. 119
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Kaden is a 16 year old student who built his own website with his Mom, Tracy. In this episode both of them talk about the benefits the website brought them and why every student 7th to 12th grade should consider building their site to plan their online image. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar . Hire Josh Ochs to speak at you...
Mar 15, 2019•17 min•Ep. 118
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Julie explains to us how her 8th grade son was groomed and invited to a local park via Instagram to meet up with some "girls" online. Learn how this catches students off guard, how predators will build rapport with your kids and exactly what you can do to stop this from happening in your family. Learn more about Josh's favorite devices and chargers: https://www.amazon.com/shop/smartso...
Mar 13, 2019•31 min•Ep. 117
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Nicole Beurkens, PhD shares with us screen time tips that keep your kids healthy and safe. Learn how you can model good behavior, when devices should be put away and how to set expectations. Learn more at https://www.drbeurkens.com/ Learn more about Josh's favorite devices and chargers: https://www.amazon.com/shop/smartsocial?listId=1KJA9ZLKQFDJ1 Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --&g...
Mar 11, 2019•34 min•Ep. 116
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Moira McCullough from CollegeScoops.com walks us through why your student should lead the way (and how) when they are selecting colleges to visit. Learn more at https://CollegeScoops.com Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar . Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organization. Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join D...
Mar 07, 2019•19 min•Ep. 115
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Erica Spiegelman shares tips you can use to establish a healthy relationship with your devices, unplug from the digital world, and how to spot warning signs when it comes to technology usage. Buy Erica's book on Amazon: The Rewired Life: https://amzn.to/2NGhiRm Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar . Hire Josh Ochs to speak at y...
Mar 05, 2019•30 min•Ep. 114
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Scott Frank from the Empowerment Project teaches us about the dark web and how predators can find your children using Snapchat. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar . Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organization. Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/...
Mar 02, 2019•47 min•Ep. 113
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Josh outlines how we do our social media research (and how parents can do their own research). Then he outlines what this challenge is (and how it's similar to other challenges). Learn about the Momo Challenge on our blog: https://smartsocial.com/momo-challenge-safety-guide/ Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar . Hire Josh Ochs...
Feb 28, 2019•10 min•Ep. 112
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Justin Wren was bullied his entire life. But through the sport and martial art of wrestling, he found an outlet. Today Justin is on a mission to tackle bullying through both awareness and prevention. The discipline and focus of the training, along with the support of his coaches and teammates, helped him to believe in himself, conquer depression, gain confidence, and find his tribe. T...
Feb 27, 2019•41 min•Ep. 111
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Julie shares tips you can use to teach your students to greet adults and build confidence for job interviews, presentations, meeting others, and many more examples. Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/ Brand your instagram (and build a website) with Josh Ochs at: https://smartsocial.com/student-digital-res...
Feb 23, 2019•32 min•Ep. 110
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Learn why building a website/resume at home is a powerful exercise that can connect parents and students to start a dialog. And learn why you need to be your own personal PR firm Learn more about our guest Jeff Ervine https://www.bridgit.com/ Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/ Brand your instagram (and b...
Feb 23, 2019•15 min•Ep. 109
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Jeff and Josh talk about creating constant awareness and reinforcing positive culture on campuses. Learn more about our guest Jeff Ervine https://www.bridgit.com/ Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/ Brand your instagram (and build a website) with Josh Ochs at: https://smartsocial.com/student-digital-resum...
Feb 22, 2019•10 min•Ep. 108
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Jeff and Josh talk about how to use restorative discipline to bring students together, vs punitive discipline to seperate them. Learn more about our guest Jeff Ervine https://www.bridgit.com/ Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/ Brand your instagram (and build a website) with Josh Ochs at: https://smartsoc...
Feb 21, 2019•9 min•Ep. 107
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player In this episode Josh and Jeff talk about how one bad PR move can hurt your family, school or community. Learn how quickly it can happen and what type of issues it can cause. Learn more about our guest Jeff Ervine https://www.bridgit.com/ Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/ Brand your instagram (and build ...
Feb 20, 2019•10 min•Ep. 106
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Josh caught up with Natalie Greenwood, a Sophmore from Westlake Academy and asked her about her mission to help students take a social media detox Feb 25th to March 3th. On this episode she shares her website TeenDigitalDetox.com and tells why it's so important for students (and some of the research behind the trend). Join our newsletter to get access to our free guide: "How To Naviga...
Feb 18, 2019•30 min•Ep. 105
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Tracy is a mom from Ohio with a 12 and 16 year old who was kind enough to share with us how she teaches her boys how to be gentlemen online (and in person). Learn from her how her boys have very few distractions around the dinner table, why they should not feel excluded, how they should be ok with failure and how she is raising husbands in her family. Join our newsletter to get access...
Feb 15, 2019•26 min•Ep. 104
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player In this episode Josh interviews Janice Taylor of MazuFamily.com and they talk about how to be the best parent possible in an online world. Janice talks about: Re-engineering social media to reduce the addiction, teaching parents how to love on their kids, modeling positive behavior for kids, what the key signs of addiction are and how to reduce bullying for students. Download Mazu her...
Feb 12, 2019•43 min•Ep. 103
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player This is an interview with Jennifer Zumbiel of https://TogatherMoments.com and she outlines how she gets kids/teens to open up and talk around the dinner table. Join our newsletter to get access to our free guide: "How To Navigate Social Media with Your Student (A Parent Guide)" https://smartsocial.com/Newsletter Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Download our free...
Feb 09, 2019•31 min•Ep. 102
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player This is an excerpt from an interview Josh Ochs had with Kristin Gambaccini , a stay at home mom to 8 kids (18 months to 19 years old). This article originally was picked up by Today.com and is featured at this link: ‘Your phone is not your property’ and other screen time rules I give my kids Blog post on this topic: https://smartsocial.com/?p=42086 Join our membership today: https://S...
Feb 07, 2019•37 min•Ep. 101
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player The "Text Me App" offers free texting, calling, and additional phone numbers. Users can send texts (as real SMS) to any phone in the U.S. or Canada. Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/ Brand your instagram (and build a website) with Josh Ochs at: https://smartsocial.com/student-digital-resume-workshop/ Jo...
Feb 06, 2019•10 min•Ep. 100
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Getting into college is more than just having a great application, it's also about being original and authentic and highlighting what you are good at. Join Josh Ochs as he interviews Sonja Montiel (CollegeConfidence.net) about her story of getting her daughter into SIX colleges. Now they get to select the college they want to say YES to! Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.co...
Feb 02, 2019•24 min•Ep. 99
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Join us for the Smart Social Week Conference: An Online Parent/Teacher Event To Get Your Kids Off Their Screens. 15+ expert sessions/lessons you can join from your phone/computer. Join 70+ experts as they teach how to keep kids safe from screen time. All parents and educators are invited to join. Join here: https://smartsocial.com/smart-social-week/...
Feb 01, 2019•7 min•Ep. 98
Today we feature Phillip Andrew on our podcast and he teaches us how to connect with students in a meaningful way. Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/ This episode is full of tips you can use to connect with students. Philip talks about: How you can tell kids to come to you if they have an issue How to model vulnerable behavior What do do if you aren't feeling "good enough" How to talk to students like they are adults Why we need more mentors and less complainers How to ...
Jan 25, 2019•36 min•Ep. 97
Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Download our free guide: https://SmartSocial.com/Newsletter How To Navigate Social Media with Your Student (A Guide For Parents) Join Smart Social Week to learn from 70+ experts: https://smartsocial.com/smart-social-week/ Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Web Player Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organization. Next Steps for Podcast Listen...
Jan 18, 2019•14 min•Ep. 96
We caught up with Diana Graber of Cyberwise to talk about her newest book: Raising Humans in A Digital World. She talks about why we should delay giving students a smartphone and how to model good behavior. Buy Diana's book here: https://amzn.to/2D5zbVX Download our free PDF guide here: https://SmartSocial.com/Newsletter Download our free guide: "How To Navigate Social Media with Your Student (A Guide For Parents)" Join Smart Social Week to learn from 70+ experts: https://smartsocial.com/smart-s...
Jan 11, 2019•30 min•Ep. 95
Josh caught up with Andy Yasutake, a 5 year executive at LinkedIn. Andy gives you tips on why your high school student should be online, and start building a LinkedIn profile. Download our free guide: "How To Navigate Social Media with Your Student (A Guide For Parents)" Join Smart Social Week to learn from 70+ experts: https://smartsocial.com/smart-social-week/ Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Web Player Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organization....
Jan 10, 2019•37 min•Ep. 94
