Archive for 'Online Safety Tips'
Is Sexting Child Pornography?
Beverly Frank asked: Sexting may be a term that many parents have not even heard of but that does not diminish the importance of understanding what this trend is all about and knowing what the ramifications can be if your child is involved. Whether you may want to admit it or not, teenagers are sending [...]
Full StoryTeen Sexting, Texting, and Suicide II
Gene Lalor asked: Eighteen year old Cincinnati area girl, Jessica Logan, made a grievous mistake, an all-too-common mistake being made by perhaps millions of other teenagers, predominantly by teen girls. She had texted, “sexted” is the popular term, compromising pictures of herself to a boyfriend and, after their breakup, he and/or five of her “friends” [...]
Full StoryAnonymity taken to the next level – Omegle
Andrew Hudson asked: Everyone is looking for way to retain his or her anonymity online but it is becoming more and more difficult with each passing moment. When someone joins a stranger chat site, he or she often has to create a detailed profile and provide verifiable information to the administrators of the website before [...]
Full StoryChat Rooms and Children’s Online Safety
Travis Klein asked: It is almost a given that any child deemed old enough to use an Internet Chat Room is also mature enough to grasp there are some very bad people in the world. To help keep youngsters safe while still allowing them to enjoy the communication the Internet allows, many parents school their [...]
Full StoryThe Truth About Sexting
Beverly Frank asked: There has been a lot written lately about the new phenomenon known as sexting . For parents and other adults these media moral panics can be scary and confusing. So it is important to first understand exactly what sexting is. Sexting is defined as to trade images with dirty messages, nude or [...]
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