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Growing up in the world is not what it used to be. When we were kids, our parents let us play more or less how we wanted to, because they knew what we were doing and who are friends were. However, with the advent of the Internet, we are no longer privy to Continue reading Teaching Your Kids the Internet is Serious Business by Marie Owens 
We all make mistakes, but an “online” mistake can have devastating consequences. These mistakes are public, available to the world “online”, possibly permanent and part of your “online reputation”. One of my passions is to educate families on the advantages, opportunities and risks associated with today’s digital technology and the Continue reading Top 10 Mistakes Kids Make Online Our kids are growing up in the “digital age” and being online is part of their everyday life. If your kids are not armed with internet safety knowledge they are at risk to the online dangers. Please click here to watch the video, The Importance of Protecting Kids Let’s look at some of the statistics from Continue reading Protecting Your Kids in the Digital Age Today’s Guest Post is from Annie Fox, an educator, award-winning author, and a trusted online adviser. She helps teens become more self-aware, self-confident and better able to make choices that reflect who they really are. This post is a follow up from “My child? A bully?!! Part 1″.
Last week Continue reading My Child? A bully?!! Part 2 by Annie Fox Today’s Guest Post is from Annie Fox, an educator, award-winning author, and a trusted online adviser. She helps teens become more self-aware, self-confident and better able to make choices that reflect who they really are. This won’t be an easy read. But if the title pulled you in, you may already have Continue reading My Child? A Bully?!! Part 1 By Annie Fox Summer is here and parents are looking for ways to keep their kids safe when they go online. Kids online usage increases over the summer and so do the risks. Please make sure you are talking to your kids about summer safety and be sure to include online safety and tips to stay safe. Today’s Guest Continue reading Top 10 Tips on Keeping Kids Safe With Technology This Summer One great thing about technology is that information is easily accessible. In this picture, we have the world which represents all the information we now have access to through the internet. When we have a question, we “Google” it to get the answer. All this information comes to our computers, laptops, cell phones Continue reading Teaching Kids About Their Online Reputation 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 Continue reading Mom Finds a Way to Deal With Bullies When School Doesn’t As an Internet Safety Advocate, I speak locally to schools, PTA meetings, youth groups and clubs, churches, etc. Every time I speak to parents and tweens/teens, I discuss Facebook and how it can impact someone’s online reputation. Let me start off by saying that I love Facebook! I enjoy connecting with friends Continue reading What Parents Need to Know About Facebook One of the reasons I love social media is that I am able to connect with incredible people like Christopher Burgess. Last year when I began focusing on internet safety, I began following @BurgessCT on Twitter. He always shared helpful information including internet safety and security tips. I always looked forward to his Continue reading 12 Tips To Keep Mom’s Laptop Safe by Christopher Burgess |
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