This week I am talking to Rachel Haack, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist about social media’s effect on mental health, not just for our kids but for...
Category - Social Media Made Simple
Friendly how-tos and explainers for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and other social media apps, plus what parents should know about social media and mental health.
The Discovery feed on BeReal was always a throwaway feature. No one really cares about the daily life activities of strangers. Most people would just check out...
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What does it mean to “train the algorithm?” Find out how you can customize your social media feed to only show you what you want.
The US Surgeon General has just released an Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health. Let’s look at what it says! Social media guide – Bark video about...
We have apps that can do just about everything we want these days. Although, there are definitely some features I’d like to see added to some of my...
With the banning of TikTok looming, Instagram seems to have beat everyone to the punch by releasing their own copycat of TikTok. The company recently pushed...
My favorite communication app, Marco Polo, has recently started rolling out a new Plus subscription to their app. A lot of the features you are used to getting...
As someone firmly in the “hard g” camp, this debate is near and dear to my heart. I saw someone on twitter once say that God himself could come...
Facebook is about to change it up again, and I’m sure there will be the inevitable posts from people wanting it to go back to the way it was. Most of the...
New study shows that social media use does not directly correspond with depression and anxiety in teens. Find out why I agree, and what I think one of the real...
Still typing "following" or a period on Facebook posts to get notified about future comments? Secretly get notifications and other ways to keep track of posts...
Instagram releases a new app called Threads. I'll let you know what it's all about and why I think they did it. Tell me if you agree or not.
Meet Sarah
Hi, I'm Sarah Kimmel!
Family tech expert, digital parenting coach and host of the Oh My Tech podcast, with 25+ years in IT. I help families go from tech chaos to tech confidence.