Internet Safety

Check Your Child’s School For Safety

As a parent, have you ever thought about whether your child’s school was designed and built with security in mind?

To raise awareness of school safety and security issues, the National Crime Prevention Council, best known for its icon McGruff the Crime Dog, developed the “Be Safe and Sound” initiative. The initiative offers tools and tips on how schools can be made safer and more secure for students and staff.

There are several basic measures that schools can take to help ensure a secure learning environment for children. The National Crime Prevention Council offers the following guidelines: Read the rest of this entry »

Parents that rely on programs for their children when they are finished school for the day, believe that their child is going to be safe. There are safety issues to look at because these programs have increased with the number of children that attend them.

When children are going to or coming from school, they become vulnerable. Showing them the safest way to go to and from school is a safety practice that every parent should take. A lot of kids do pal around with their friends when they get out of school. Read the rest of this entry »

“It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?” Remember that phrase from your own childhood? It’s still a valid question, but now, it comes with a twist: “Do you know where your kids are-and who they’re talking to online?” Read the rest of this entry »

As your child approaches teen age –around 12-13 years old- you’ll experience some changes in him. He will probably be out of the house more often and wants to keep his privacy from you. Other times, he may not be listening to you nor doing what you ask him. Read the rest of this entry »

A new national poll contradicts the conventional wisdom that teenagers want their parents to “just leave them alone.” Up to 67 percent of America’s teens say they actually want to spend more time with their parents. That’s according to an online survey of 1,250 adults and teens conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Read the rest of this entry »

Today people are using their cell phones for much more than talking. In fact, the biggest craze that is sweeping the cell phone industry is text messages. Text messages are short messages that are sent either via cell phone or computer to a cell phone. Instead of answering the phone and talking, the person receiving the message can read it and type back a response. Read the rest of this entry »