Parents are often encouraged to get Facebook accounts and friend their kids, as a way to keep a tab on their kids online activities on the social networking hub. However, no one has told parents what to do next, or more specifically what not to do next, until parenting author Vicki Courtney stepped in.
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According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive, most Americans don’t think that viewing pornography is harmless or morally acceptable.
I found this rather interesting since pornography is one of if not the most readily available entertainment genres in this country and across the world. This is, of course, because it is easily available for anyone [...]

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Safe Eyes is among the first parental control products to earn the “Compatible with Windows 7” Logo from Microsoft Corp. The certification ensures that the software is able to block access to objectionable websites for upgraded or new Windows 7 computers utilizing both 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows Internet Explorer. Most content filters will [...]

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A recent survey found that workers in office jobs will spend at least two full working days shopping online this holiday season.
Shopping online on the company dime is nothing new, but employers can expect sharp increases in workers shopping while on the clock. Earlier surveys have found that workers with computer jobs spend on average [...]

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The above image is what employees of our Atlanta-area office saw when they looked across the road a couple of weeks ago. Normally they would see a little league baseball field, but on this particular day it was a lake instead.
The floods that occurred in Atlanta two weeks ago displaced hundreds of people, many of [...]

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One of the most confusing areas of Internet Safety for parents has to be online predators.
On the one hand, Nancy Willard of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use, says that the notion that children are in danger from Internet predators is “discredited” and called solicitations from people known only through the Internet “rare.”
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Robi Sonderegger, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized clinical psychologist who is increasing awareness all over the globe about the psychological harm inflicted by pornography.
We asked Dr. Robi, who has a strong background in developmental psychology, how to reconcile some of his findings with a study conducted in Switzerland which found no link between early exposure [...]

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Do not allow any computers in private rooms of the house, especially in a child’s room.
The InternetSafety.com blog will be posting a tip a day to highlight important issues in Internet Safety, and to provide practical tips on dealing with these issues.

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Files are not always what they are described as being—many are trojans, malware and spyware. Using any P2P program reduces the security of your computer.
During the month of June, in recognition of Internet Safety Month, the InternetSafety.com blog will be posting a tip a day to highlight important issues in Internet Safety, and to provide [...]

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