Safety Advice Articles

Parents need to be parents but we also need to avoid buying into Internet safety myths. Teens may be more net-savvy than you think.  Focus on real issues, pick your

What are the signs of this new sort of “addiction,” and what should a parent do if they’re apparent in a child? See what Dr. Block

Based on the latest research, here are the best "tools" for kids' safe and constructive use of the Net and tech for

Aside from the obvious – avoid pornography, hate speech and spewing out all sorts of personal information – there are more subtle ways to get in

You already know how to blog — do you know how to do it

by Larry Magid Blogging is great. Just be smart about what you share (revised June 2006) Unlike the articles we write for parents and teachers, we don’t have to give

One of the best protections for online youth is awareness of how other people try to influence them – here are some of the

Talking to your kids can go a long

  by Larry Magid A famous cartoon from the New Yorker shows a dog sitting in front of a computer telling another dog, “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.”

Kids use cell phones in different ways than adults. It's time for adults to learn to text and kids to learn some safety