Parenting in the Cyber World: Kids, Tech, and Empowering the Next Generation

Our purpose at Do We Belong Here is to prove that we all have a place in the cyber world, but there’s one very important group that we haven’t yet discussed – the kiddos!

Kids in today’s world are growing up with technology as second nature. As a parent in the cyber world, there is a delicate balance between letting your kids explore the online world and keeping them protected from the dangers that are out there. In this month’s episode of Do We Belong Here, Tashya Denose and Pam Lindemoen tap into their mom-sides to give us their favorite advice and resources for maintaining a healthy balance with their kids and the world online. They also talk about the importance of introducing the realities of the digital world at a young age and what that education could mean for the future of this industry.

Beyond that, Tashya gives Pam some insight into what it was like being the only one in the room who looked like her at the beginning of her career, and how that experience shaped the way she shows up for herself, her daughter, and her fellow women in the cyber world.

Resources mentioned:

• Oh, No… Hacked Again! and See Yourself in Cybersecurity by Zinet Kamal
• pbskids.org/cyberchase/ | PBS kids show focused on STEM topics with online games for kids 6-8.
• USF Cyber Summer Camps | Annual camps for K-12 students to learn about cybersecurity and explore a career in the field.
• girlswhohack.com | Training resources specifically made for teaching young girls how to hack, created by 16-year-old hacker Bianca Lewis –
• Lighthouse Solutions | lhsolutions.org

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