Kids Online

They Shoot Laptops, Don't They?

Stephen Balkam | Posted 05.01.2012

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Stephen Balkam

First we had revengeful dad Tommy Jordan, who in response to his teen daughter's offensive video posting on Facebook, created a video of his own to "t...

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Of Course He Flies For Free, He's Just Big For His Age

Lisa Belkin | Posted 02.01.2012

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Lisa Belkin

How old are your children? Are they always the age you say they are?

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Social Media And Kids: New Web, New Opportunities, New Risks

George Garrick | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Parenting, Social Networking, Facebook, Child Safety, Social Media Kids, Social Media Parenting, Kids Online, Social Networking Kids, Kids Online Safety, Internet Parental Controls, Social Networking Parents, Parents News
George Garrick

We need a new set of parenting best practices to help keep our children safer; teach them when, where, and how to post what kind of information; instruct them when to sense risk or danger; and show them what to do about it.

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Newsflash for Parents: Our Kids Would Rather Play With Us Than Watch TV

Romi Lassally | Posted 11.17.2011

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Romi Lassally

57 women admitted to cheating while playing board games with their kids just to end the games. I confess to being one of these cheaters. But I might be cheating my kids out of more then a fair game.

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Kids Start Social Networking Way Under The Age Limit In UK

Fast Company | Posted 05.25.2011

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A survey of kids in the U.K. has found that a quarter of them have a presence on a social network--way below the age limit of 13. As well as proving t...

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Kids Can Access Violent, Sex-Filled Online Worlds, FTC Warns

Reuters | Diane Bartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even a minimally savvy youngster can figure out how to access violent or explicitly sexual content in some virtual or Internet worlds, the Federal Tra...

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Nielsen: Kids Spending More Time Online

AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Young kids are getting online at a faster rate than their parents and older siblings. A new study from Nielsen Online found that nea...

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Study: 20% Of 8-15 Year Olds Have Met Online Strangers In Real Life

The Guardian | John Carvel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly a quarter of children between the ages of eight and 12 are evading the age restrictions imposed by social networking sites Facebook, Bebo and M...

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