26 Mar
Posted by Brian as Internet Safety, Parenting, Social Networks
Parents beware - there is a site that is increasing in popularity that is encouraging girls as young as 9 to embrace plastic surgery and extreme dieting in the search for the perfect figure. The game already has over 200.000 registered members in the U.S, and 1.2 million subscribers on a French version of the […]
According to a new study from the University of New Hampshire, the ’Internet Predator’ stereotypes have been debunked.
Contrary to stereotype, most Internet sex offenders are not adults who target young children by posing as another youth, luring children to meetings, and then abducting or forcibly raping them, according to researchers at the University of New Hampshire […]
Microsoft wants parents of teens to know - parents play a critical role for teens when it comes to what they can and cannot do online.
According to the results of an online survey of 501 teenagers attending seventh through tenth grade, conducted by KRC Research on behalf of Microsoft Corporation:
Fewer teens expect punishment for illegal use […]
A new survey by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America reveals some shocking statistics:
>> Some 52.8% of children say their parents have never surfed the Internet with them.
>> Some 53.4% of children say their parents never ask who they are talking with online.
>> While two-thirds of children say a parent has restricted online access […]
18 Jan
Posted by Brian as Bullying, Internet Safety, Parenting
There is a new form of bullying hitting the streets and no surprise, the new culprits are the mobile phone and the internet.
Unlike in my day when you could walk away from the bully, see their face and turn the other cheek, these new bullies are anonymous and operate 24/7, making it impossible for your […]