by admin | Dec 19, 2012 | Cell phone safety
So have you decided your tween or teen is mature enough to have a cell phone? No doubt many children have a wireless device at the top of their wish list for the holidays. It’s a big purchasing decision for parents. For kids, having a cell phone is more about being... by admin | Dec 18, 2012 | Internet Scams
There are no words to speak after the Sandy Hook massacre. What possesses anyone to take the lives of innocent people, especially children that done nothing wrong except get excited about going to school that morning. Teachers that loved their work and loved their... by admin | Dec 13, 2012 | Internet Safety
Winter break is approaching and kids will likely be home alone during the span between Christmas and New Year’s Day with their new gadgets and electronic devices. Experts warn that many parents don’t know the risks associated with smartphones, tablets and PCs, which... by admin | Dec 11, 2012 | Internet Safety
Ahhh vacation—a luxury that all families, with any luck, get to enjoy at least once annually. Or we could be talking about holiday time off from school when kids have more time in front of their screens and not with family. Now that technology has become such an... by admin | Dec 6, 2012 | Online Safety
The National Retail Federation estimates online purchases for the 2012 holiday season will reach $96 billion, up 12 percent from 2011. Scammers, hackers, and “phishermen” have already taken their positions, waiting for the next unwitting shopper to... by admin | Dec 5, 2012 | Parenting Teens
You hear about it all the time, a teen has started a great online business and it’s making tons of money, getting lots of recognition, and turning into something beyond anyone’s dreams. Now your teen has that great idea, or maybe just the drive and motivation, and he... by admin | Nov 30, 2012 | Online Safety
In a time when Facebook and Twitter are the new normal for conversation, it is nice to hear that teens and parents are concerned about privacy issues online. A new poll finds that many parents have new concerns about their children and their privacy online. The Pew... by admin | Nov 28, 2012 | Internet Safety
Picture this: It’s early evening. You’re starting to make dinner when your daughter asks you what the final score was in the OSU/UO civil war game. You don’t know the answer, so you tell her to look it up online. “No biggie,” you think. “She’s ten; she knows what to... by admin | Nov 26, 2012 | Cybersafety
With many parents online shopping it also means more adults with not the same motives will be online also. Do your kids practice online safety measures? Children today are growing up with the Internet as a regular part of life, yet the World-Wide-Web was fairly new... by admin | Nov 21, 2012 | Holiday gifts
Do you have that one person that is a struggle to buy for? Someone that has everything? The holidays are upon us and that means it’s time for families to come together and celebrate. What better way to celebrate togetherness than reading books. Papersalt, a...
