Parents

ChatRoulette, a new site that randomly pairs users across the globe in audio and video chat, is getting lots of coverage as a danger to kids. In response, the site’s creator has placed a “report abuse” button on the site, but it appears to be a button to nowhere, as the speed-dating nature of the site means that users are more... More...

This past summer as I flipped through the pages of a New Yorker, I came across a comic. The art featured a teenage boy's bedroom with a scantily clad female objectified on the wall. The boy is pulling up his mattress and bragging to his friend, “My parents are so busy checking the computer that they never think of this.”I do believe... More...

Here is a blog from our friends at Safe Eyes. The whole Jon Mayer artical has really thrown some people in a tail spin on this subject. He makes a comment about how it has affected his generation.  But, he is one of the influances for the next generation. As parents we need to be prepared to talk about this and deal with it. -... More...

Most of us know what secondhand smoke is. It's tobacco smoke that is inhaled involuntarily by someone who is not smoking. We’ve heard about its dangers. It causes close to 50,000 deaths a year. It irritates the eyes, nose and throat. It can lead to coughing, excessive phlegm and chest discomfort. And secondhand smoke especially hurts... More...

Who would have thought we’d have to worry about our kids taking nude pictures of themselves and sending them to their friends. Well “Sexting”, sending nude pictures via text messaging or the Internet, is here and we do need to worry about it. Why? Because according to a recent study by the “National Campaign to Prevent Teen... More...

I had an interesting start to my New Year. I was at my office opening a package with the brand new Swiss Army knife I got for Christmas. The very sharp knife slipped and jabbed into the top of my index finger. I think it would have kept going if it did hit bone. Funny thing was it didn’t really hurt. It was shocking to look at but it... More...

MTV has created athinline.org as a resource for teens who may be dealing with digital abuse. For those unfamiliar, this is a broad term for any form of harassment or mistreatment through digital means, with cell phones being the chief digital medium.The findings from this study reflect much of what we already know from previous studies on sexting... More...

Below is a blog from our friends at Safe Eyes.  I fyou are looking for a great filter that is user friendly and available for the IPhone check them out. Internet pornography is more problematic than ordinary pornography due to its prolific availability, affordability, and perceived anonymity. Excessive Internet pornography consumption has... More...

Have you ever gotten a crummy Christmas gift? As soon as you opened it you knew it was a dud. But you couldn’t just say out loud, “What kind of a crummy gift is this?”. So you put on your best smile and said, “Oh, you shouldn’t have.” And you really meant it. Now the person that got you the gift probably... More...

As the holidays approach the people from Safeeyes are right; using a filter if a big thing with these new Internet tools.  Safeeyes is the filter that we endorse. IPhones and IPod touches are going to be flying off the shelves this holiday season, and we are urging parents giving these devices as gifts to young kids to protect them from... More...