Social Networking Goes Beyond Facebook
Your child disappears in their bedroom for hours…You know they’re on the computer…Do you wonder what they’re doing online? I know it may seem amazing but Facebook isn’t the only social networking site. There has been a proliferation of social networking sites in recent months. There are actually upwards of 100 social networking sites and the list is growing. ScreenRetriever’s Online Safety and Behavior Center provides a list of social networking sites that you can reference and become familiar with – perhaps ask your child which ones they are familiar with or have used. Facebook...
Read MoreThe Internet Gives Our Kids Access To The World
There are so many concerns of Internet usage today by our children that sometimes these concerns overshadow the awesome positives about the internet. Part of teaching our children how to use the internet appropriately is to guide our children to use the internet in positive and productive ways. Here are a few ways your children can benefit from the Internet: Connect: To connect with family and friends wherever they live in the world. Communicate: To stay in touch with teachers, to have questions answered and to ask questions, to discuss particular subjects, and share information. Access to the World:...
Read MoreTips for parents with children online
The number of children ages 2-11 going online is growing – and teaching, responsible, safe, appropriate computer habits should be growing as well. According to ChildTrends.org more than half of kids ages three to 17 (57 percent), use the Internet at home. Kids this age, 10.3 million girls and boys, are watching online videos – and 18% of 8 to 10 year-olds are spending time on some kind of social networking site daily (Kaiser, 2010), with Bebo, MySpace and Xanga being the most popular (Royal Pingdom 2/2010). Facebook has 5,320,000 3-12 year olds users (Quantcast) even though the required age is 13....
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