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Using Facebook to Communicate with Your Kids

by Barbara J. Feldman May 28, 2010

As your children start get older, they’ll be involved in a number of different activities. Being active on social networking sites such as Facebook, is one of the most popular activities among kids today. While Facebook is relatively safe, it’s still important to sit down with your kids and talk about some of the online [...]

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What Areas of Online Safety Do You Need to Talk About

by Barbara J. Feldman December 9, 2009

Children are online for hours each week. They know a lot about how to navigate themselves around the World Wide Web. Many parents feel lost when it comes to the Internet. Most do not know quite as much about how to find information, or how to talk to people online as their children do. This [...]

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Talking to Your Kids About Adware and Spyware

by Barbara J. Feldman December 7, 2009

Kids are on the Internet a lot. They use the Internet for school, for keeping in touch with friends all over the world, and for playing games. Because children use the Internet so often, it is very important for parents to take the time to talk to them about Internet features and Internet safety. This [...]

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Keeping Kids Safe on MySpace

by Barbara J. Feldman May 2, 2009

MySpace is the web’s largest social networking site in the world. There are over seventy million users; teens, college students, and even seniors. It began as an innocent way for people to connect and stay connected. Today however it is becoming a much more dangerous place for children and young adults. Keeping your kids safe [...]

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Talking Safety with Your Child About MySpace

by Barbara J. Feldman June 29, 2007

Some children are going to be more receptive about your desires to protect them than are others. Children may not fully understand that there is danger in giving someone your full name, for example or that meeting someone that you only know through online chatting is unsafe. Predators are becoming more skilled at identifying and [...]

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