Online predators are becoming more cunning and developing more tricks in order to take advantage of innocent people. The only defense that you have against such predators is to keep your identity safe while you are online. Keeping your identity …[Continue]
What Teens Need To Know About Internet Safety
Young people are generally innocent, free spirited and trusting of others. Children do not assume the worst of people like adults often do. Whether or not you think naivete is a good thing or not, it is important to take …[Continue]
IM Acronyms You Don’t Want Your Child To Use
Instant messaging has quickly become one of the most popular past times for kids (and adults) of all ages. These days kids look forward to the time when they get home from school and can go send instant messages (IMs) …[Continue]
Parents’ Glossary Of Instant Messaging Acronyms
Why is it important that I know certain IM acronyms? Well, the Internet, for all its wonders, is becoming an increasingly dangerous place. Kids spend a huge amount of time there. Kids talk to kids, their friends, complete strangers, sometimes …[Continue]
Need To Know: IM Acronyms Your Child Is Using
IM acronyms are a sort of shorthand that people use in instant messaging, whether it be via their cell phone, chat room, or whatever. It’s a way of saying something fast, in what amounts to be a coded language. The …[Continue]
Some Common IM Acronyms
First of all, let’s look at some of the more common IM acronyms that should cause concern: P911, or, My parents are in the room. Now, this acronym has two parts. “P” for parents and “911” for we better talk …[Continue]
Why You Should Know Instant Message Acronyms
Young people these days can stay in almost constant communication with each other. Let me use an example from a dinner I attended recently. A family I’m friends with had just gotten together for dinner after months of separation. The …[Continue]
Five Great Sites About Internet Safety
Technology has changed the way we learn and access information. With the click of a mouse we can tap in to news stories from around the world and see minute to minute news stories as they happen. The Internet has …[Continue]
