Google keeps me in the loop. Seems like Myspace pops up in the news, again and, you guessed it, online safety and internet security. The words “child predator” comes up big today ans search engine winners, undortunately.
Major headlines on another predator pretending to be who he is not. Story is the same: young girl falls into trap, meets fake pal face-to-face, gets molested. It's a well written
The Parenting and Teaching Dilemma
I read a really entertaining post this morning!
It was called "Parking the suitcase" from Keri Wyatt Kent of Boomer Babes Rock.
She was musing, '"The trick of parenting is figuring out how to communicate two truths that seem contradictory:
1. “You are not the center of the universe; I do not exist simply to take care of you.”
And
2. “You are precious, treasured
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Apr 17, 2008
Schools Mandating Online Safety Education?
Parents are responsible for their kids safety. Once again, people who are delegating that right to the schools, instead of handling it themselves, are in the news.
In Virginia, the schools are teaching mandatory Internet safety for all students in all grades. Virginia is not the only state doing this, either. Texas and Illinois are also teaching online
Safe Kids Child Safety Child Protection
Keeping our kids safe is always a big job for parents. Luckily, there is a lot of information out today about child safety in today's dangerous world. Most of this information is for parents with elementary school age kids. For parents with kids of ages 12 to 18, there is also some great information for you, too, to keep you older child safe. Safe kids are
