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> will your child be an internet victim?

You are IN CHARGE of your own child's PERSONAL SECURITY! Visit some sites for kids. You might be suprised at what you find. Look at the sites to see whether they request, require and store personal information. Carefully read the privacy statement, no matter how long it is, and if you agree with it. Try to find sites that don't request personal information. It might not always be possible to be present whenever your children are online. However, it is possible to check later to see where your children have been online. To view their Internet History, click the History button on the browser toolbar. Bear in mind that kids are smarter than we think and all browsers allow deletion of site visit history and all browsers have a private browsing option that deletes everything automatically. Only a specialist can recover the trail, if need be. Being part of their experience by making them aware of the risks, sitting with them while they are online, installing a good Internet filter such as the BlueCoat K-9 which you can find on the right under "Official Links". Here's some things you can do:

Talk to your child about potential risks online through their computer, game console and cell phone.

Spend time online with your children. See where they surf; understand their interests.

Keep the computer (and game consoles) in a central location such as the family room or kitchen.

Check out and use family safety software (parental controls) to help monitor, manage, or even block your kids’ Internet use.

Make it clear that together you will randomly check their communications and blogs to help ensure that their safety and the family’s safety is not at risk

Check out the safeguards on other computers your child uses at his or her school, the public library, and the homes of your child’s friends.

Teach children and youth the basics of online safety. Set clear usage guidelines and consequences if the rules are broken.

> where do you stand as a parent? do you know.....

• 1 in 7 (13%) youth Internet users received unwanted sexual solicitations.
• 4% of youth Internet users received aggressive solicitations, in which solicitors made or attempted to make offline contact with youth.
• 9% of youth Internet users had been exposed to distressing sexual material while online.
• 7 in 10 parents are very or somewhat concerned that their child has an account.
• 7 in 10 parents are involved in their child’s social networking adoption process.
• 3 in 5 16-17 year olds asked for permission to open an account.
• 38% of children under 13 have an account.
• 84% of those have accounts with minimum age requirements of 13, and of those,
• 90% have them with permission from their parents.

> the dark side of social media

Real-time chats, social networking, and instant messaging is a way for children and teens to discuss their interests and build "virtual" friendships. But the anonymity of the Internet can also put children at risk of falling victim to imposters and predators. They can also lose their basic real-world socialization capabilities. Even innocuous searches can expose kids to unsavory material. To help minimize your children's vulnerability, teach them to take the following basic precautions:

• Use only a first name or nickname to identify themselves.
• Never disclose a phone number or address.
• Never send photographs of themselves.
• Never agree to meet someone they met online without supervision.

Did you know that Facebook is a "not-for-profit community bulletin board" that’s protected by the 1997 repeal of the "unconstitutional"
Communications Decency Act.
Facebook is immune from any obligation to protect you or your children.

Facebook ads are what generate their revenue, not the "bulletin board".

Beyond the basics here are six things that can be damaging, dangerous and even deadly:

1. Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone they met online.
2. Never post pictures of themselves to people they do not personally know.
3. Never give out identifying information such as address or phone number. Even towns, schools and club memberships.
4. Never download pictures or videos from an unknown source as there is a good chance they will be sexually explicit even from YouTube.
5. Never respond to messages or bulletin board postings that are suggestive, obscene, belligerent, or harassing.
6. Be suspicious of information you see online-it may or may not be true.

> Get to Know the Online Lingo

121: one to one ADN: any day now AFAIK: as far as I know AFK: away from keyboard A/S/L: age, sex, location B4: before B4N: bye for now BAK: back at keyboard BF: boyfriend BFN: bye for now BG: big grin BTA: but then again BTW: by the way CID: cryingin disgrace CNP: continued (in my) next post CP: chat post CU: see you CUL: see you later CYO: see you online DBAU: doing business as usual FUD: fear, uncertainty, and doubt FWIW: for what it's worth G2G: got to go G: grin GA: go ahead GAL: get a life GF: girlfriend GFN: gone for now GMBO: giggling my butt off GMTA: great minds think alike HAGN: have a good night HHIS: hanging head in shame IAC: in any case IANAL: I am not a lawyer (but) IC: I see IDK: I don't know IMNSHO: in my not so humble opinion IMO: in my opinion IOW: in other words IPN: I’m posting naked IRL: in real life L8R: later LD: later, dude LDR: long distance relationship LLTA: lots and lots of thunderous applause LMIRL: let's meet in real life LMSO: laughing my socks off LTR: longterm relationship LULAB: love you like a brother LULAS: love you like a sister M/F: male or female OLL: online love OTOH: on the other hand RPG: role playing games SHID: slaps head in disgust SO: significant other SOMY: sick of me yet? SOT: short of time SP: sock puppet TTYL: talk to you later UW: you’re welcome WB: welcome back WFM: works for me WIBNI: wouldn't it be nice if WTGP: want to go private? WTG: way to go YM: young man