In the News
Stories about Facebook, cyber bullying and online predators are all over the news on a daily basis. By staying up-to-date on current social networking news, you can better understand the potential dangers of the Internet and how to respond to them. Below, find the latest news headlines relating to social networking and online safety.
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Your Kids Are Getting Bullied in Their Own Homes
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and you are probably already making plans to visit friends and family. The kids are off from school, and you are looking forward to not having routines and school activities. Even though you sense peacefulness at this time without the hubbub, your child may not. Your child did not leave their “world” behind at school. Their world is increasingly the life they have online. It is the texts, the emails, the Face Book, and the MySpace. You can be a great parent in all aspects; however, if you don’t understand who your child is talking to online, what they are experiencing or who is coming into your home over the phone or computer, you are missing an important aspect of your child’s life.
Do your School’s Zero Tolerance Policies Expand to Facebook? TrueCare Reminds Parents to Monitor Student Athletes
With the new school year start and fall sports programs kicking off, TrueCare.com, a social media monitoring service for parents, reminds kids and their parents that student athlete zero-tolerance policies may extend to behavior on social media sites.
Parents Learn Ways to Keep Kids Safe Online
Detective Rich Wistocki, a 23-year veteran of the Naperville Police Department, spoke to parents about the dangers that exist for kids online and ways that they could help protect them at the 12th Annual "Keeping Kids Safe Forum" in Naperville, IL.
Five tools for monitoring your kids' online presence
Anyone with a basic understanding of Facebook (and many of its surrounding controversies) knows that users have a substantial amount of control over their privacy settings. What does this mean for you as a dad? Your kids have the ability to hide their photos, wall posts and other intimate details from you if they choose (red flag: you see your son or daughter posting on an hourly basis, but the profile looks suspiciously bare when you view it). Here are five tools dads can use to outsmart their tech-savvy kids.
