Author: Shayla Papik

By Shayla Papik – The latest child exploitation is on Venmo. “There were girls in her class at school, an all girls school, that had sugar daddies,” said Elizabeth Phillips, founder of No More Victims. “‘How are they finding the girls?’ I asked. And it was Venmo. I’m like, Venmo?” Many parents assume the biggest online dangers for teens come from obvious places like social media or chat rooms. Now investigators warn that some payment apps and video games can become ways for predators to identify and exploit teens. Venmo, usually used to pay friends back or cover small expenses,…

By Shayla Papik — “Stranger Things” star Caleb McLaughlin says he recently drew near to God. To help, he dumped his Instagram account. “It’s a different level to me (now),” Caleb says. “Sometimes you live your life, and you kind of get into the world a little bit, and then you kind of stop praying. Sometimes you’re like, ‘Alright, I’m praying before I go to sleep. All right, great.’ But then you have those moments like, ‘Wait, I need to pray and talk to God and ground (myself). “I’ve always felt the connection with God in my spirit from, I…