With so many online gaming and social networking sites available, parents are often leery about which ones their children should join. Unfortunately with online predators, there is no such thing as a 100 percent safe social networking and gaming site. …[Continue]
Using Whyville
Whyville is a great online multiplayer gaming world that was designed for children aged six to sixteen. Similar to other web sites designed for children, Whyville allows it’s users to create a virtual world where they can participate in games, …[Continue]
What is Kidswirl?
Parents are often concerned with social networking sites and the safety of their children. Online predators prey on young children that are unaware of the dangers of chat rooms and social networking sites. Enter KidSwirl: this social networking site was …[Continue]
Finding Spyware Removal Programs Online
Spyware, an internet-borne threat, can, and does, go nearly undetected for long periods of time on many computer systems. In fact, most people that have spyware-infected computers don’t realize their systems are infected. Spyware secretly tracks or records information about …[Continue]
Need To Know: Sexting and Your Child
Sexting is the act of sending sexually suggestive messages or pictures from your cell phone. These pictures are then often shared between multiple cell phones and often end up being posted on the Internet. This phenomenon has grown in popularity …[Continue]
Keeping Kids Safe on MySpace
MySpace is the web’s largest social networking site in the world. There are over seventy million users; teens, college students, and even seniors. It began as an innocent way for people to connect and stay connected. Today however it is …[Continue]
The Evolution of Cybercrime in Growing Children
Children are a lot smarter than we always give them credit for. This is especially true when it comes to technological issues. Few could argue that they know more about the Internet, computers or cell phones, than their children do. …[Continue]
Cybercrimes in Middle School
Junior high school aged children are at a particularly sensitive point in life where puberty is beginning, emotions are running wild, physical changes are taking place, school curriculum is becoming more challenging and much more. On top of all the …[Continue]
