Sexting 
Texting: Can you decipher these text messages?(0)
According to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, 64% of parents check their children’s cell phones for inappropriate content. Kids have caught on, and they’ve started to communicate in code. Here are just a few examples of text messages that, if discovered on a child’s phone, should concern parents. N2 2CB. WBU? Translation: [...]
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Cyberbullying: Kids Use Technology to Harass Other Kids
An astounding 25% of American children have been victims of cyberbullying and 20% of American teenagers say they’ve participated in sexting, according to a recent article published in U.S. News & World Report. “With the increase in technological devices, children are now using [them] to harass and harm other children,” says Bridget Roberts-Pittman, an assistant [...]
Sexting: Online “Sextortion” of Teens Increasing
Federal Authorities have made it official: online cases of sexual extortion or sexual exploitation of teenagers are mounting. It starts with a teen who takes a nude photograph of him/herself. At first glance, it seems harmless. They send the photo to a boyfriend or girlfriend via cell phone. This act is otherwise known as sexting, [...]
Parenting: Is Technology Good for the Family?
A new survey conducted by Parenting Magazine and BlogHer, set to be published in September’s issue of Parenting Magazine, found that 88% of moms want to be “up on new technology” so they can monitor their child’s online activities. Although only 5% of the 1,032 moms surveyed believe that their child is addicted to online [...]
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