Teen & Child Safe Internet Solutions

From the Ad Council:
“The Internet has helped to enrich our lives in many ways, however, it has also provided child predators with a new way to reach potential victims and commit crimes.
Sixty-one percent of 13-17 year olds have a personal profile on a social networking site and half have also posted pictures of themselves. Teen [...]

I want kid friendly instructions. Thanks, Marie-Michaelle You said kid friendly, so this may be a little grown up for them as this happened to every class at our school. First, our teacher made us do a quiz about what we use the internet for, before reading out some horror stores about paedophiles on the [...]

I’m doing a research paper about the internet and safety issues. I need to know how many people are KIDNAPPED or even BEATEN or RAPED by meeting up with an internet fraud? sorry forgot to mention. Yearly ammount I regularly kidnap people I have interactions with over the internet. I reckon there are quite a [...]

It is a good idea to warn your kids about internet safety, but does it really make a difference in what they do online? They could be careful not to mention what city or state they live in, leave out what school they go to and then post a picture of themselves wearing their high [...]

I mean, when kids and teenagers on this website talk about people they “know” from MySpace, they should know better not to trust anyone they have never seen in person. Even if their online “friend” sent a picture of themselves, how are they to know if that’s really them? People lie about their age, location [...]

We’ve been through many discussions on privacy, safety, and internet rules. I know her Y! minor account password and keep her IM messages archived. She knows I would not access her account unless she gave me reason to but knows I will periodically check it “just to be safe.” Also, the computer is in the [...]

Age-appropriate article
Raising a child in a digital world can be a daunting task. The Internet is ubiquitous in children’s lives and as a parent, you need to set limits and guidelines on what your kids are doing online. Different age groups require different rules. As your child grows older he or she will require more [...]