I'm not talking about parents spying on kids' MySpaces – but about *parenting* groups on MySpace. I decided to look into it when Maggie in Vancouver posted in our NetFamilyForum(.org) about her own MySpace profile and her group's page, MySpaceMoms2006. Unfortunately, the link she posted didn't work, but clicking around MySpace Groups, I found dozens of geographically based parent solidarity and … [Read more...] about Parents on MySpace
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Tech smarts, street smarts
Randy Schur, 15, one of the expert sources in a Philadelphia Inquirer piece on parenting the digerati (basically all teenagers), had a revelation as he was explaining socializing by IM: "If you want a girl to like you, you probably should talk to them." "Connected and cut off" is one of those great articles that digs in and offers multiple perspectives. Among other things, it hints at why parents … [Read more...] about Tech smarts, street smarts
Back to the porn threat
We all keep finding more things from which online kids need protection. The first blip on our radar screen was online pornography. Then it was predators (not to mention spyware, phishers, worms, etc.). Lately, with cyberbullying, blogging, and all manner of kid-published content, the lesson's about how they can protect themselves from each other and even themselves. Suddenly we're back to that … [Read more...] about Back to the porn threat
More moms on monitoring
It was great to hear from four more parents after last week's feature, "A mom on monitoring," uploaded: one who basically agreed with Heather's approach, three who decidedly didn't. The three who didn't - Ann in Minnesota, Kathy in Connecticut, and Nancy in Oregon- are a youth librarian, an educator, and a children's online-safety expert, respectively. As Ann puts it, we definitely hit "a vital … [Read more...] about More moms on monitoring
Families blogging for each other
Teen blogs can actually be good for parent-child understanding, some parents will tell you. At least that's what some people of both generations told the Wall Street Journal. Writer Kevin Delaney cites one 19-year-old experienced blogger who doesn't mind that his parents read his blog - he told Kevin it may even be parents' duty. Another teenager's mom told Kevin that reading her 17-year-old's … [Read more...] about Families blogging for each other