Q1: What is Stronger Families Online?

Stronger Families Online is an initiative created by John O’Maley to help families protect children, ages 3-18, from online dangers. It provides practical guidance and resources to help adults recognize risks, start conversations, and encourage healthier digital habits.

 

Q2: Who is this site for?

This site is for anyone who cares about protecting children in the digital age, including families, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, guardians, caregivers, educators, school leaders, homeschool families, youth counselors, child care providers, community organizations, and faith communities.

 

Q3: What resources do you offer organizations and communities?

Our Digital Armor resources provide ready-to-use content designed to help families understand online risks and take practical steps to protect children.

 

Many families feel overwhelmed by smartphones, social media, gaming platforms, artificial intelligence, and the challenges children may encounter online. Digital Armor offers accessible information that organizations can share with the families they serve.

 

The package includes:

• 24 digital safety topics

• 24 short articles of approximately 200 words

• 24 longer articles of 500 words or more

• 24 corresponding images

• Content suitable for weekly, monthly, seasonal, or occasional use

• Material for newsletters, websites, emails, handouts, flyers, blogs, and social media

 

The short and long formats give organizations flexibility to choose the approach that works best for their audience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample article: Digital Armor for Families: Keeping Kids Safe Online

Late one evening, a mother hears her son’s phone buzz. She assumes it is a friend. Instead, she finds him frightened: someone online is threatening to share an image unless he pays.

 

Children can encounter online enticement, sextortion, cyberbullying, deepfakes, impersonation, grooming through gaming chats, and pressure on social media. These risks can be difficult for families to recognize, but practical steps can make a difference.

Start with a family media plan. Discuss which apps are appropriate, set reasonable screen-time limits, review privacy settings, and decide where devices will charge overnight. Keep the conversation open so children know they can come to a trusted adult without fear of blame.

 

If someone threatens a child online, reassure the child that help is available. Do not send more images or money. Save evidence, tell a trusted adult, and report the threat to the platform and appropriate authorities.

Families do not need to become technology experts overnight. The goal is to recognize warning signs, keep talking, and take practical steps together.

 

About the package

Digital Armor was developed from John O’Maley’s work helping families understand online risks and protect children. The material is designed to be serious without being sensational, practical without being overly technical, and easy to share.

 

The Digital Armor for Families 24-Bulletin Insert package was created specifically for parishes and any organization that is concerned about protecting children online.

 

Launch offer

The complete C package is offered at a limited-time launch price of $49.99, compared with the stated regular price of $99.99. The first two short articles, first two longer articles, and their corresponding images are available free so you can review the material.

 

For ordering details, email john@strongerfamiliesonline.org with Digital Armor in the subject line. After purchase, the package is delivered by email attachment.

 

Q4: How can my family receive free resources?

To request a free copy of our key family resources, email john@strongerfamiliesonline.org and write Please Send Free Handout in the subject line.

 

Q5: How do I subscribe to the newsletter?

Use the newsletter sign-up form on the homepage to receive free online-safety tips, practical tools, and updates for families.

 

Q6: Who is John O’Maley and why is he qualified to provide help to parents to keep kids safe on line?

John O’Maley is a Catholic deacon, devoted husband of 51 years, father, and grandfather, 4 grown children, including 2 adopted children,  and 5 grand children, ages 8-18, who passionately loves his family. A West Point graduate, Army Ranger, and former U.S. Army Captain, he brings military leadership and a 42-year business career to his non-profit  Stronger Families Online. A Procter & Gamble alumnus, entrepreneur, and founder of three companies, including Parents Protecting Children, dba as Stronger Families Online. He is also the author of 100 books.  Family, service, protecting children and helping others remain at the heart of his lif's purpose.

 

From John O’Maley:

"When I was sixteen, I was sexually abused once by an adult in a position of authority outside my family. Through therapy and personal growth, I have worked through that experience. More recently, I have come to understand how it has helped shape my commitment to protecting other children.

 

Children today face on-line risks that can involve the same manipulation, abuse of trust, and sexual exploitation that harmed me, alongside other dangers such as cyberbullying and exposure to harmful content. My purpose is clear: to help families and parents recognize dangers, build trust with their children, and take practical steps to reduce the risk of harm.

 

As a father, grandfather, and deacon, I created Parents Protecting Children, dba as Stronger Families Online  (https://www.strongerfamiliesonline.org/ )  to put that commitment into action. My story explains part of my motivation; the focus of this work is the safety and well-being of children and the families,  parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, guardians, caregivers, educators, school leaders, homeschool families, youth counselors, child care providers, community organizations, and faith communities who love them.

 

Through this initiative, I have worked to give families resources to help protect their children online. I have created over 100 blogs, newsletters, videos, and podcasts, and I have written eight child-protection books, including my most recent, How to Keep Your Children Safe Online in 2027, just published,which I am now promoting. I have not shared my personal experience to draw attention to myself or my efforts. I simply do not want another child to experience what I experienced.

 

I can offer what I have learned and make an honest effort to help families protect their children. The blessing I recognize is in what I have been able to offer in response to the harm. In my faith, I see God’s grace helping me turn a painful part of my life toward care for others. The abuse itself was not a gift. What I have chosen to build in response is a gift I can offer to the world."

https://www.strongerfamiliesonline.com/

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https://deaconjohnomaleybooks.com/

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