{"id":365,"date":"2025-10-13T10:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T10:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getfullcare.com\/club-en\/?p=365"},"modified":"2025-10-13T10:29:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T10:29:53","slug":"a-girl-from-the-us-has-been-named-kid-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getfullcare.com\/club-en\/a-girl-from-the-us-has-been-named-kid-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"A girl from the US has been named “Kid of the Year”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tejaswi Manoj, 16, from the United States, has been named TIME’s “Kid of the Year” for 2025 for creating Shield Seniors, a project that helps seniors recognize and prevent online scams, according to TIME<\/a> magazine.<\/span><\/p>\n

The idea came about after her 85-year-old grandfather nearly fell for a $2,000 scam by posing as a relative asking for a loan. Tejaswi was struck by how vulnerable seniors are to such attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the FBI, in 2024, cybercriminals caused more than $16 billion in losses, almost $5 billion of which was incurred by victims over 60. The number of cases of seniors losing over $10,000 has quadrupled in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tejaswi developed the Shield Seniors website, which includes four sections: cybersecurity basics training, a chatbot for simple answers to questions, an AI-powered tool for analyzing suspicious messages (with 95% accuracy), and links to official resources for filing complaints.<\/span><\/p>\n

The website was created with the needs of senior users in mind, featuring large fonts, easy navigation, and a calm color scheme. It is currently operating in private mode and awaiting funding to launch online.<\/span><\/p>\n

Besides the project, Tejaswi is an active volunteer. She helps at a food bank, teaches Bhutanese refugees, plays in a school orchestra, and recently became a Cub Scout.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s important for seniors to feel confident online and know they’re not alone,” says Tejaswi.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

She protects seniors from cybercriminals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":372,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t