Top 10 Online Safety Concerns

Inappropriate Material - When and How to Talk to Your Kids

When I speak to parents about internet safety, one question they often ask is, “When should I start talking to my kids about inappropriate material or pornography on the internet?”

My response, “as soon as they begin to use the computer.”

If your kids accidentally go to a pornographic website, they will try

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Mom Finds a Way to Deal With Bullies When School Doesn't

What can a mom do when her son is being bullied at school and the school won’t help?

How can a mother protect her son when the bullying is so extreme that he attempts suicide not once, but twice?

I found out what one mom did when she was faced with this

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Don't Let Your Kids Take a Chance on Chatroulette?

What do you get when you mix chat and video with the chance of roulette? Some might say a fascinating new website, and others would say a risk not worth taking. Chatroulette is one of the newest sites kids are hearing about and one parents need to know about.

The idea behind

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Technology Helps, But Kids Mostly Need Your Parenting to Avoid Online Dangers

Today I have a guest blog from NHL veteran Paul Ranheim and his business partner Brian Lawson; co-founders of the PG Key, an award winning computer safety device recently featured on the TODAY Show. The PG Key is a great new tool helping parents keep kids safe everyday!

Technology helps,

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