Parental Advice

If you are a parent looking to learn more, we believe these items are great places to start.

NCMEC Parent CONNECT Child Safety Discussion series: Gaming & Live Streaming
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NCMEC Parent CONNECT Child Safety Discussion series: Gaming & Live Streaming

ByBilly Joe Cain

Find out who is gaming, what are the risks to children and teens, safety strategies and reporting options.

NCMEC Parent CONNECT Child Safety Discussion series: Responsible Use of Social Media
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NCMEC Parent CONNECT Child Safety Discussion series: Responsible Use of Social Media

ByBilly Joe Cain

This is a great place for parents to begin their understanding of social media and how they can start conversations with their children.

REVIEW: iEmpathize Empower Youth Program
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REVIEW: iEmpathize Empower Youth Program

ByBilly Joe Cain

The Empower Youth Program is an innovative tool that equips you with the power to recognize people and situations that intend to take advantage of you and your friends. We call these people exploiters.

Effectiveness of VR priming versus traditional therapy: promising benefits of virtual reality
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Effectiveness of VR priming versus traditional therapy: promising benefits of virtual reality

ByBilly Joe Cain

Virtual Reality (VR) has emerged as an innovative tool in the field of mental health therapy. VR priming is a new approach that involves using VR technology to “immerse individuals in specific environments or situations to prepare them for therapy sessions.” This approach has become increasingly popular because it allows individuals to practice and “become…

Psychology Today Interview with PBJ Learning’s Founders
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Psychology Today Interview with PBJ Learning’s Founders

ByBilly Joe Cain

Spreading awareness and knowledge through Psychology Today We are honored to have been interviewed by Mackenzie Littledale, who writes the “From Margin to Mainstream” blog for Psychology Today.  She spent well over an hour with us, covering so many topics. We can’t shut up when we start going, so the conversation flowed from one idea…

Is “Stranger Danger” Part of the Problem?
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Is “Stranger Danger” Part of the Problem?

ByBilly Joe Cain

Speak to your Children​ Parents, do these things IMMEDIATELY for any child that can SPEAK: Step One: Arm Them With Language​ Teach your children the scientific name for their body parts. They need to know there ARE different parts of their body and they need to know how to identify *exactly* where someone touches them….

Can VR help you bake a cake? Experts say it can!
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Can VR help you bake a cake? Experts say it can!

ByBilly Joe Cain

“Priming” is a kind of “virtual rehearsal” Imagine you’re going to bake a cake. Before you start, you need to make sure you have all the ingredients you need. You might look at a recipe to see what you need to buy. But did you know that just seeing pictures of the ingredients can make…

Police use Interactive Virtual Reality Training to Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking
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Police use Interactive Virtual Reality Training to Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking

ByBilly Joe Cain

Houston Police try ONE GENERATION™ and TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story from Radical Empathy Radical Empathy Education Foundation demonstrated their Virtual Reality training experience, TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story, at A 2nd Cup, in Houston Texas, and were honored to have a few moments with an expert in the field. Their VR experience represents the “Empathy”…

“Be The One” Video from Texas Attorney General
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“Be The One” Video from Texas Attorney General

ByBilly Joe Cain

Be the One: In the Fight Against Human Trafficking Human trafficking is a media buzz word that often conjures images of brothels in Thailand or confusion with the ongoing immigration debate. This innovative digital training tool cuts through the confusion, arms the viewer with an understanding of what human trafficking is and is not, and…

Virtual Reality (VR) has become an innovative tool in the field of counseling and therapy
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Virtual Reality (VR) has become an innovative tool in the field of counseling and therapy

ByBilly Joe Cain

VR allows individuals to practice and become more comfortable with specific situations in a safe and controlled environment With the advancements in technology, it has become possible to create virtual environments that simulate real-life situations. This technology has been used to develop VR priming, a new approach in mental health therapy that involves immersing individuals…