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Parent's Guide to Understanding the Internet

Parent's Guide to Understanding the Internet

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Do MySpace, YouTube, and blogs confuse you? Are you worried about what your child is getting exposed to online? We've created a parent guide to understanding the internet so you can stay up to date and make sure your kids are safe.

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Internet Definitions for Parents

Scroll down or search alphabetically. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z Address- A series of letters and ...

Source: NetSmartz
Parents View the Internet Less Favorably Than in 2004

Washington, DC –Parents are engaged with their children's media consumption, but have less positive views of the ...

Source: Pew Internet and American Life Project
More Teens Are Creating and Sharing Material on the Internet

28% of online teens have blogs and blogging growth is almost entirely fueled by girls; Super communicators rise as ...

Source: Pew Internet and American Life Project
Do You Know What Your Kids are Doing on MySpace? It’s Not as Scary as You’ve Heard and You CAN Keep Them Safe

Just mention the word MySpace and many parents of teens feel uncomfortable, apprehensive, or just downright scared. ...

Source: Dr. Larry D. Rosen
Parenting Your Net Generation Child or Adolescent

Navigating the online social networking world is a daunting task for most parents. Thankfully, recent research has ...

Source: Dr. Larry D. Rosen
Media Literacy

As American culture becomes increasingly permeated with media messages and images, many advocates and educators have ...

Source: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Q&A: Have You Checked Your Child's Digital Footprint?

Recently, iKeepSafe and Reputation Defenders teamed-up to address the topic of online reputations -- your child's, or ...

Source: iKeepSafe Internet Safety Coalition
Your Guide to the Most Popular Social Networking Sites

According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 93% of teens use the Internet, and well over half of this group ...

Source: Education.com
Filter Tips: 10 Scams to Screen from Your Email

Interactive Quiz: Spam Scam Slam The “Nigerian” Email Scam Phishing Work-at-Home Scams ...

Source: iKeepSafe Internet Safety Coalition
How do I Download Music and Movies Legally?

Downloading Music Great controversy surrounds this issue. However, parents should understand that downloading music ...

Source: iKeepSafe Internet Safety Coalition

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Instant Message Novels: The Prose of the Future?

Source: Education.com
Warning Signs: How do I Recognize Warning Signs that my Child is Targeted by an Internet Predator?

Source: iKeepSafe Internet Safety Coalition
Media Safety: Guidelines for Internet Use

Source: Committee for Children
Limiting Screen Time — More Energy OUT

Source: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
I Have a Firewall

Source: iKeepSafe Internet Safety Coalition
IM the Safe Way

Source: Norton
Can Adam's Law Keep Predators Away?

Source: Education.com
Safe Shopping Online

Source: iKeepSafe Internet Safety Coalition
The Internet and Drugs

Source: the.Medic
Bullies in Cyberspace

Source: Education.com

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