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His personality was larger than life : The Hidden dangers of Online challenges

March 09, 2023
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His personality was larger than life : The Hidden dangers of Online challenges
Show Notes

Our guest today, Melissa Nobbs, was gracious and so kind to share her son Aidan's story. 


Things we discussed in this podcast: 

-          The evolution of challenges – how online challenges are different from the simple truth or dare from the 80s and 90s

-          The human desire to be seen to be heard and accepted how it plays into online challenges

-          Demographics behind online challenges and why middle school is a high risk time 

-          Aidan Nobbs beautiful story

-          How kids are always pinging and dropping us breadcrumbs into their lives.

-          Why it is important to allow kids to make mistakes, make them early and make them often

Resources and parent resources around online challenges : 
Eric's Cause - https://www.erikscause.org/ 

Mason's Message - https://www.facebook.com/masonsmessage/