How To Manage Your Kids on Facebook. Given that the popularity of Bebo is on the downward trend, and that in a few years it may be gone forever, Facebook is ever more popular. Unfortunately, this popularity is resulting in younger members. A user should be 13 years of age at least, to create a Facebook account. Yet children are getting around this by …

Teachers and Children on Facebook. As our education systems move more into the computer environment, the boundaries between the Teacher and student can become muddled. While some schools may setup a Facebook page for school related issues, the boundaries of friendship between a Teacher and student should never be crossed.  Teachers are at risk on Facebook of having students sending …

When Should I Install Parental Monitoring Software? Now that cyber safety is being talked about more, and we are seeing more news reports about the dangers, Parents are wondering when they should install such software. From my experience, parents are only thinking about monitoring software when their children are around 12 years of age. The reality is that children are …

Cyber Bullying – The Facts. Bullying has been around for many years, and it will be around for many years to come. However, with the advent of technology has come new ways to bully. Cyber bullying is the intentional bullying of another person through electronic means. On a computer it may be through social networking sites, instant messaging, forums, blogs, …

What Parents Don’t Know About Their Kids on the Internet. In days gone by, a parent would give their wee Johnny or Jackie instructions of how to keep safe while playing. These would consist of playing nicely, not to play on the road, be nice to other kids and don’t be late. These days it’s a totally different ball game. …

Social Networking Sites – Know What Your Kids Are Doing. Children spend hours on the internet, and parents often don’t know what they are doing. There is a growing gap between what parents THINK their kids are doing on the internet, and what they are ACTUALLY doing. Social networking sites are huge for our children these days. Its all about …

Taking Responsibility Around Internet Access Is Not Spying. Parents may sometimes feel that installing parental control software on a computer their children use to access the internet is intrusive.  They may feel that having to purchase software that records everything typed on the computer, as well as recording screen shots of internet sites visited is spying. As a parent, you …

Children & Online Gambling – Where’s Your Credit Card? Online gambling has been around for many years in the form of sites hosting online poker and the like. Such sites have flashy pop-up ads that attract young people. These sites will often offer free credits when joining. This allows the user to experience the thrill of winning, without having them …