Google Puts Kids at Risk by Automatically Enrolling Gmail Accounts into Google Buzz

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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What Parents Need to Know About Facebook

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

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What Really Happens After You Hit Send?

When kids send private photos, they expect them to stay private. But once you hit “send” you lose control.

How can we teach our kids the consequences of sending a picture, video, text, comment or post online?

We need to talk to our kids and discuss the current news stories. Just

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Are Your Kids Being Recruited By Gangs Through the Internet?

Online safety advocates have recently become more concerned with gangs recruiting over the internet. They are using social network sites like MySpace and FaceBook. Often times they glamorize the lifestyle which appeals to tweens and teens.

I asked Theresa Payton if I could post one of her recent articles on this topic.

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My Response to Article Titled, Mother of Bully Says

Young depressed reading bad message on phone

Several months ago, 15 year old Phoebe Prince committed suicide after months of constant bullying at school and online. Prince, new to South Hadley H.S., became the target of the “mean girls” after briefly dating a popular senior football player.

The “mean girls” began bullying her at school, calling her names in

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