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Hi, my name is Titania Jordan and I'm the chief parent officer of Bark and mom to a tween. I'm here to help you with parenting in a tech world. It's so not easy, but we're all in this together. You and I and every parent that ever came before us have all had the luxury of knowing life before smartphones, social media, live streaming, and Fortnite. Our kids, however, are connected like no other child has ever been in the history of humankind. It is our job, as caregivers and educators to help prepare them for their digital future or, more realistically, their digital present. By the end of this video, our goal is for you to have a better grasp on screen time, Internet access points, digital dangers, popular apps and their risks, how to talk to your kids about these issues, real life case studies, and tips and resources for monitoring and protecting your children online. Let's get started! First. I want to address the current landscape of being a kid today. Did you know that suicide 01:07.780 among children and adolescents ages 10 to 24 in this country and according to the CDC one in 10 high school girls attempt suicide each year. At bark, we've alerted parents and schools to more than 20,000 severe self-harm situations. The Center for Homeland Defense and Security reports that 2018 had the most gun-related fatalities at schools in recorded history, with an average of more than one per week and to date, Bark has escalated 16 credible school shooting threats to the FBI. Another disturbing trend surrounds cyberbullying, in that more than one in three children will experience severe cyberbullying in their formative years. Finally, and this is incredibly disturbing, reports of child pornography have grown 2,000% since 2013 and 40% of that content is generated by children themselves. We can no longer afford to stick our heads in the sand, while Snapchat, chat apps, and video games are consuming our kids. The onus is on us, all of us, to do something. So what do we do? Where do we start? Well, we have to talk openly and honestly with both our kids and each other, band together, and fight back. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, today's children are spending around eight hours a day on entertainment media, including televisions computers, phones and electronic devices. Because of this, we need to treat the digital environment just like we would any other environment where our children would engage, and parents please do not underestimate the very important role you play in teaching healthy digital citizenship skills. Do you ever try to tell your child something important while looking at a smartphone? Not as effective. At Bark, we've created a tech contract which we'll link to below and we implore you to please make sure your children are engaging in non-screen-related activities including face-to-face interaction, family time, outdoor play, exercise, unplugged downtime, and sleep! In order to manage,...