We’ve offered lots of tips on how to keep your device safe online: Take your time before you respond to an unsolicited request. Double check the email address or link before you click on anything. Do not email personal information, especially account details or Social Security information, to anyone. Today, in honor of Safer Internet Day, we offer you tips on how to keep yourself safe online. As convenient as our screens can be, they can also lure us in, stress us out and make us feel worse than we need to about the world. We can control our online experience, though. Here are seven ways to protect yourself. Set screen time limits. We do this for our children and we should do it for ourselves too. Set a timer or a specific schedule for yourself and stick to it. If you can, turn your phone off at night. Control your newsfeed. Unfollow accounts that promote negativity and aim to incite. You don’t have to expose yourself to content that upsets you. Join online groups that focus on supportive and uplifting topics. Turn off notifications. They distract you. You can check out content when it’s convenient for you. Schedule periodic no screentime days. They act like deep cleansing breaths and give you time to enjoy other things. Comparison is the thief of joy. Don’t judge yourself against someone else’s carefully crafted online presence. Check your sources! A tremendous amount of information is available to us with just one click. But it’s up to us to make sure we’re choosing legitimate sources for that information. It’s a good idea to check multiple sources before you accept a post as fact. Protect your privacy and be very mindful of what you post. Check your settings to make sure you understand who can see what you post. Do this for your social media sites and the digital photos you post. We hope these… | Read More »