Hillary Chybinski: Giveaway - AT&T Mobile Safety School & A Chance to Win A $50 VISA Gift Card

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Giveaway - AT&T Mobile Safety School & A Chance to Win A $50 VISA Gift Card

 

We've been having the "when can I get a cell phone?" conversation for a few years now.  My kids see it as a "when" rather than an "if".  And I have to admit, while I thought 11 was a bit too young, there have been definite times when I am glad Ryan has a phone.  We got him one over the summer, a couple months before his 12th birthday.  Complete with rules we expect him to follow.

Some of his friends have had them for a few years already, and I readily admit that the exposure it offers him freaks me out at times.  He's a good kid.  He's a smart kid.  He has tech-savvy parents.  But sh*t happens - right?

How do we protect our kids while teaching them to use this technology responsibly? How do we help them make good choices?

If you are a parent (or grandparent, or aunt, or cousin) of a tween or teen, you know that there are REAL issues that kids face today when it comes to mobile phones.  Issues like bullying, privacy, over-usage, texting while driving and MORE.


AT&T has made a commitment to be a leader in providing education, resources and tools to help families better manage their mobile safety.  And I am happy to be working with them to share this information with you.

If you are interested in learning more, AT&T is offering the opportunity to attend a virtual Mobile Safety School lesson, to one of my readers - along with a $50 VISA Gift Card (you do NOT have to be an AT&T customer!)

The Virtual Mobile Safety School schedule is as follows:

Oct 23 at 1p ET - mobile safety for kids 8-11
Oct 24 at 1p ET - mobile safety for kids 12-14
Oct 25 at 1p ET - mobile safety for kids 15-17

Good Luck!

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catch you soon -

note- The Motherhood, on behalf of AT&T, provided me with the information for this post. They are also offering free product(s) to give away to a reader. As always, all opinions expressed are my very own.

32 comments:

  1. I don't have kids in that age range (yet), but would love to attend either the 8-11 or the 12-14 session, so I can pass on those tips to my sister for my nephews, who both have cell phones. I'm most concerned about the potential for bullying.

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  2. I would love the session for kids 8-11! Lily is not quite there; but will be before I know it!

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  3. I am most concerned about privacy issues and unknown calls. Oct. 23 would be great to attend.

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  4. I'm most concerned about identity theft and I would attend the October 23rd session.

    Name on rafflecopter: Mary Happymommy

    Thank you!

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  5. I would attend the Oct. 23rd session. I am mot concerned about my child talking to the strangers on the phone.

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  6. We teach our children about "tangible" dangers, but forget about technology. October 25th would be best for me. My daughter doesn't realize the power she has in her mobile device.

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  7. Oct 25 at 1p ET. I'm most concerned about privacy, and my son's digital footprint.

    *Wendy T on RC.

    Thank you.

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  8. I'd like Oct 25th. I'm concerned about identity theft.

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  9. Oct 23 at 1p ET - mobile safety for kids 8-11
    Im concerned about inappropriate content & texts

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  10. I would attend the Oct 23. session and I am concerned about my kids receiving unwanted cell phone calls.
    kellywcuATyahooDOTcom

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  11. I'd like to attend the Oct 25 session. I am most concerned about privacy.

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  12. I would like to attend the Oct. 23. My daughters are still young, so my concern is having them drop or break the phone.

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  13. 10/25 session
    I am very concerned about texting while driving
    thanks
    aunteegem@yahoo.com

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  14. 10/23 and i'm most concerned about cellphones and bullying :/ scg00387 at yahoo dot com

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  15. I'd like to attend on October 25th because we have teens. I am curious about how to handle calls from unknown numbers and how to educate my kids about sexting (yikes!).

    Thanks!
    h4schaffer at gmail dot com

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  16. October 23rd. Right now my kids are pretty young so they wont be getting cell phones any time soon but in the future I want to make sure they know that there are things they need to know regarding safety when they get a cell phone.

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  17. I am most concerned about social networking being used on the phone and being used to bully, sexting, texting while driving and harrasing phone calls/telemarketing

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  18. I would attend the one on Oct 23 1p ET for kids 8-11. I worry mostly about peer pressure. We moved to a larger town and I feel like my kids have much more pressure to conform here.

    bvbabybv at gmail dot com

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  19. Oct 25 at 1p ET - mobile safety for kids 15-17 -- Texting while driving.

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  20. oct 23 and i am most concerned about picture messages
    amber.perkins1(at)yahoo.com

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  21. I'm most concerned about texting and driving among young people and I would attend the Oct 24 1p ET for kids 12-14
    rjwashington2000@yahoo.com

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  22. Oct 25 1p ET for kids 15-17, most concerned about texting while driving.

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  23. Oct. 25. I'm most concerned about texting and driving.
    huntandride@hotmail.com

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  24. Oct 23 for kids 8 -11. I'm most concerned about cyberbullying.

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  25. Oct. 25

    lanalbradstream(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  26. Oct 24 at 1p ET - mobile safety for kids 12-14 session is what i would like to attend (livivua chandler)

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  27. October 25... I'm concerned about people texting and driving.

    -Amy Lee

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  28. Oct 23
    i'm concerned about texting and driving
    flyergal82 AT (yahoo) /dot/ $com%

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  29. Oct 24 1p ET

    littleheathen9109 @ yah00 d0t c0m

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