We started our undercover work in search of online predators back in 1999, when the web was hardly as social -- and hardly as dangerous -- a place as it is today.
Chatrooms were our major focus at that point, because they weren't monitored, and because adult subject matter was...
Posted January 12, 2012 | 01/12/12 01:52 PM ET
If you combine the descriptions of kids' behavior, parenting styles, and the types of monitoring solutions -- you get many different permutations and possibilities for protecting kids on social networks.
Lenient parents may not use any monitoring if their kids are not getting into trouble or doing risky things....
1 Comments | Posted December 14, 2011 | 12/14/11 07:54 PM ET
Many parents still don't understand the risks their kids are exposed to on social networks, or they think that the potential dangers only involve "other kids" or "not our type of schools." Wrong. Every type of school, child and neighborhood has already experienced the dark side of social networking.
...Posted December 7, 2011 | 12/07/11 12:19 PM ET
Many parents still don't understand the risks their kids are exposed to on social networks or they think that the potential dangers only involve "other kids," or "not our type of schools." Wrong. Every type of school, child and neighborhood has already experienced the dark side of social...
Posted November 16, 2011 | 11/16/11 12:07 PM ET
Many parents still don't understand the risks their kids are exposed to on social networks; or they think that the potential dangers only involve "other kids," or "not our type of schools." Wrong. Every type of school, child and neighborhood has already experienced the dark side of social networking.
...Posted November 11, 2011 | 11/11/11 12:01 PM ET
Parents are concerned about the dangers that social networks pose for their children today.
And with good reason.
The powerful rise and ubiquitous usage of the social Web offers a host of wonderful new experiences, but it has also dramatically raised the bar when it comes to...
Posted October 20, 2011 | 10/20/11 12:11 PM ET
The new online environment our children live in requires a different style of parenting.
The reality of the social web is that parents cannot completely control where and when their kids get access to, or post, certain sensitive information on topics like sex, drugs, violence, racism etc., so we...
Posted February 6, 2012 | 02/06/12 01:05 PM ET