Cyber Bullying and Sexting: What Parents Can Do

cyber-bully The story is unfortunately all too common. A 13 year old boy commits suicide after a cyberbully torments him relentlessly. An 18 year old girl kills herself after a "sexting" incident that put nude photos of her, meant only for her boyfriend, in the hands of many other people, some in the very school she attended. It seems to be reaching epidemic proportions, cyberbullying and sexting. It seems that the online world has gone out of control, populated with perverts and bullies. So, how can parents keep their children safe without taking the internet away from them completely? What can a parent do to protect their children from what at times is a very cruel world?

So, what can parents do to protect their children from cyberbullies and prevent them from sexting? Well, you could take away cell phones and set the parental controls on the internet so that the only page they can access is Disney.com, but that isn't very realistic. Also, when you get right down to it, you can't spend your life shielding your children from things that may hurt them. If you do, you are doing them a great disservice. The best thing that you can do is teach them how to protect themselves and how to make smart, sound decisions.

Cyberbullying: Know the Signs

Of course, things will still happen and your child may become a victim regardless of what you teach them. It is important to know the warning signs so that you can tell when something is wrong. Laying a good foundation of open communication with your child is a good start and will help you pick up on the warning signs early. The signs may be subtle and barely discernible.More on Cyber Bullying and Sexting: What Parents Can Do

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Protecting Your Kids from Cyber Bullying

internet safety and your child by Jennifer Shakeel
While the internet is a beautiful thing it is also a very dangerous thing, especially to our children. For years we as parents have feared the online predator, that could pose as a child and lure our children away from us and do terrible things to them. Today, our fear is not just of strangers… but of people that we know or at least know our children. I am talking about cyber bullies, who taunt our children online and on their cell phones. Technology has provided bullies a new way to get at our children, and we as parents need to stay on top of what is taking place to help protect our children.

Parental Control
I am sorry, but I don’t think young children need to text message. I am not even completely sure they need cell phones… really what does a 10 year old need a cell phone for? Our oldest daughter has a cell phone, she got it in 7th grade. The reason was that she was very active in school activities and so was our son. It was difficult to be in two places at once, so she needed a way to get a hold of me when her practice was complete and I was at our son’s practice. One thing I did not allow though was texting. It is not a part of our plan. She cannot receive them or send them. I don’t care that all her friends can text and that she has to tell them she can’t, I would rather be embarrassed then hurt.More on Protecting Your Kids from Cyber Bullying

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Keep Kids Safe on the Internet

by Michelle Donaghey

They are waiting to be your child’s best friend and confidant, knowing what to say and how to say it whether you realize they are there or not. While you may think they are, not all are old men with long baggy coats either. They can be young , married or of the opposite sex they claim to be. If you met them on the street, you might not even think twice about them. Some may even be teachers , coaches or preachers in your community.
On-line predators do not fit a mold. Often pedophiles pretend to be a friend who is the same age of the child. At first, he or she might talk to your child over several nights or weeks in order to become closer to them. Eventually the conversation might move into sexual topics. Eventually the pedophile posing as a child may ask where your daughter or son lives, goes to school and his or her phone number. Sometimes he or she may try to set up a face-to-face. More on Keep Kids Safe on the Internet

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Internet And Social Networking Safety

by Stacey Schifferdecker

Social networking sites are the newest and hottest thing on the internet, and even if you’ve never heard of them, chances are your tween or teen has. MySpace and Facebook are the most popular sites, but Wikipedia actually lists over 100 social networking sites catering to all types of interests. More on Internet And Social Networking Safety

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Child Predators: Where They Lurk

By Alan and Shonna Hammond

Child predators gain access to children in many ways. Where there are children, there are predators. As a result, parents and guardians should educate themselves and become aware of some of the most popular venues used by adults who would harm their children. They should also research ways to combat the heinous crimes committed by these predators. Here are some of the popular places and ways predators find children and some expert opinions on how to prevent your child from becoming a victim.More on Child Predators: Where They Lurk

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Four Ways To Help Keep Your Kids Safe Online

Online safety begins with conversation. Parents need to have open an honest conversations with thier children about some of the dangers, and be willing to answer questions their child may have. It is also important for parents the benefits and dangers and to have an understanding what their kids are doing online. The Internet can be a safe place, and a place for your child to gain invaluable knowlege and exposure to the rest of the world, but care must be taken, and as you would talk to your child about not talking to strangers, so must you talk to your child about how to stay safe online. Here are some tips by Michelle,freelance writer and Mother. More on Four Ways To Help Keep Your Kids Safe Online

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More4kids.info Privacy Policy

Last Updated on 8/2/2006

This privacy statement covers the site http://www.more4kids.info. Because More4kids wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it has created this privacy policy. If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact Kevin Heath using our contact form at http://www.more4kids.info/contact.

What this policy coversThis policy covers how More4Kids Inc. treats personal information that we receive, including information related to your past use of our services, as well as non-personalized information collected from our Web site www.more4kids.info. Personal information is personal information about you, which is personally identifiable, such as your name, address, phone number, etc.

Our Commitment To Your Privacy

We respect our customers right to privacy. No Information given to us on this web site will be given out or sold, and will only be used for internal business purposes. All personal information, such as your name, postal, email address, payment information (i.e. credit card information etc), is private and confidential. Accordingly, the personal information which you provide is stored in a secure location, and accessible only by designated staff, and is used only for the purposes for which you provided the information (such as to process your order, reply to an email or brochure request, etc). In addition, all online orders (credit card info, etc) are additionally protected by being encrypted).

Personal information will NOT be released to third parties except to further the purpose for which you provided the information, such as processing of credit card charges, or released, unless required by law or is pertinent to judicial or government investigations or proceedings. There are no other circumstances under which we provide or sell personal information to third parties.

Our web site (http://www.more4kids.info) links to 3rd parties for products and information. Once you leave our site we have no control over and make no guarantee about the information given out to 3rd parties. Please review their privacy statements before completing any transactions.

More4kids.info also uses 3rd parties, such as Paypal, to process products we offer for sale. In such cases your information will be governed by their privacy policies.

At More4kids.info we offer forums and the ability to post responses to articles. All information posted in such manner will become public information and More4kids Inc will not guarantee the privacy of such information.

Furthermore, our web site tracks information about the visits to our web site. For example, we compile statistics to show the daily number of visitors to our site, the daily requests for particular files, what countries those request came from, etc. These aggregated statistics are used internally to better provide services to the public and may also be provided to others, however, these statistics contain NO personal information and cannot be used to gather such information

The Information We Collect

This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on our web site (http://www.more4kids.info). On some pages you can order products, make brochure requests, or ask a question about or products or services. The types of information collected on these pages include:
   Name
   Address
   Email address
   Phone Number
   Credit Card Information
   Billing address
   Shipping name and address

We also periodically run contests in which we collect information for the purpose of contacting the winner to award prizes.

The Ways we Use Information

More4Kids Inc does not sell, rent, or share personal information about you, our customer, with other people or nonaffiliated organizations.

We use the information provided by you when placing an order only to complete that order, or to fulfill your request for more information. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order, or as required by the law. This includes your personal information, or information provided about someone else. We use your return email address to answer the email we receive. If you request to be added to our store newsletter, or wish to receive special offers from us, your email address will be used in sending out this information. Please refer to the Choice/Opt out section below for removal from our newsletter and promotional emails. At any time you may ask to be removed from our newsletter or ask us to stop sending special offers. Such addresses are used only for these purposes and are not shared with any outside parties.

Finally, we never use or share personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. The exception to this is information you post to our publich forums or post in response to articles. In that case your information is no longer private and become public information anyone can use.

Our Commitment to Data Security

In order to prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How You Can Access or Correct Your Information

You can access all your personally identifiable information that we collect and maintain. Simply email customer_service@more4kids.info, or call 423-490-0900. Leave your name and number so we can call you back to verify your identity and change your personally identifiable information.

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our homepage.

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How to Contact Us

If there are any questions or concerns in regards to these privacy policies, we may be reached at:

More4Kids Inc.
PO Box 21367
Chattanooga, TN. 37424-1367

Phone: 423-490-0900

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