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Internet Safety Video Contest - First Prize Wins $10,000

Trend Micro, a computer security company, just launched an exciting new contest called “What’s Your Story?” where the first-place winner can receive $10,000. Any teen (13 and up) or adult can enter the contest by submitting a short homemade video revolving around the topic of Internet safety.

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Mar

Parents Teaching Parents How to Deal With Cyberbullying

For parents, knowing how to deal with bullying (in any form) isn’t as simple as reading a “How-To” pamphlet. All instances of bullying are different and can be handled in different ways. Sometimes it’s as easy as talking to the parent of the other child, or presenting the problem to school administration; but as I’ve highlighted before, with the somewhat-recent emergence of cyberbullying, knowing what to do in these situations is getting more and more complicated.

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Mar

Why Daughters of UK Parents Have Asked for Chaperones

I came across an interesting article that I wanted to share with you as I found it both concerning and revealing and something that parents, whether in the UK, USA or otherwise, should take note of, and use as an opportunity to talk to our children.

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Mar

Dads Who Inspire Me. Meet Bill Latchford.

The safety of our children on and off the Internet is a concern that resides in all parents, both mothers and fathers.

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Mar

Countering the Influence of Online Ads on Our Daughters

These days, parents not only have to protect and prepare their sons and daughters from what the real world has in store for them, they also have the tough and overwhelming job of making sure their children’s online lives aren’t jeopardized. Influence from mainstream media doesn’t make this any easier.

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Mar

Introducing Our New Virtual World, ourWorld

Yoursphere’s goal, as you’ve read or heard me say many times, is to put your child’s online safety first and to provide an age and content appropriate online experience. With all the wonderful benefits the Internet has to offer, our goal is to leverage them all, to your child’s benefit.

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Mar

Teaching Our Kids Internet Safety - Parents or Teachers Responsibility? How About Both.

As we all know, kids today have something that you and I didn’t have when we were younger—an endless encyclopedia of information called the Internet. Kids can use this infinite source of information to their advantage both on and off of school grounds; but it’s obvious that as online communities like social networks become more and more popular, there will also be more instances of cyber-crime—cyberbullying and online sex offenders are just a couple of the standouts in this topic. Unfortunately, among parents and teachers there has been the on-going, indecisive argument about who is ultimately responsible when it comes to educating our children about Internet safety.

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Mar

Since When Was it OK to Talk to Strangers?

One of the Moms Who Inspire Me, Sue Scheff, took the liberty of informing parents about a new and potentially dangerous live webcam service on the Internet. The new website is called Chatroulette. In the site, strangers can chat with other strangers on a 1-to-1 basis via their webcam. Because of this, Chatroulette is easily securing its position as a new threat to parents who are trying to ensure their child’s Internet safety.

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Feb

Google Buzz Not Ideal for Our Kids

As if Facebook, Twitter and the dozens of other social networks out there weren’t enough; Google has decided that they too want a voice in the Internet’s most popular means of connecting people.

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Feb

Con Artists Targeting Older Crowd on Facebook.

Sometimes ignorance isn’t bliss. Sometimes it pays to know the dangers that await us when we enter new territories. Unfortunately, this is the position that people, specifically elderly people, are in due to the fact that scam artists, identity thieves and hackers are taking advantage of grandma and grandpa’s monetary generosity.

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Feb

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