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Online Predators, part 1: separating fact and fiction
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:27:32 +0000
To help parents get a handle on the issue of online predators, we will make an attempt to separate fact from fiction as it applies to behaviors of online predators. All the information used in the following posts was based on Jim Liebelt’s work published by Crosswalk.com.
An online predator is an adult Internet user who [...]
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Cyberbullying hitting school kids hard
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:22:18 +0000
Bullying is a huge problem for students. Cyberbullying is now becoming more serious than conventional bullying according to new research.
About 10 per cent of high school students are victims of bullying from cyberspace. Because victims do not get a ‘break’ from the aggressive actions of cyberbullies the problem can be even more serious than with [...]
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Sexting: Make the punishment fit the ‘crime’ for teenagers
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:58:28 +0000
Several teenage girls take risque photos of themselves with their bras on, or, in a few cases, without. In a rush that only teenage minds seem to understand, they send those images to a few school friends via text messages.
Is that child pornography?
In a case watched closely around the nation, the Third U.S. Circuit Court [...]
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Police: When monitoring cyber-bullying parents should focus on behavior
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:58:55 +0000
In preventing and responding to cyber-bullying, parents should focus on teaching their children about appropiate behavior online and when using other technology. It's important for kids to have a dialogue with their parents and maybe make a deal that they can talk to each other without the fear of losing their social contact devices, said Exeter Police Department Juvenile Detective Michael Munck.
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How close to watch teens’ online use?
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:04:45 +0000
In a national poll released in August by Common Sense Media, 39 percent of teens reported posting something online they later regretted, but only 20 percent of parents said their child had done so. While 28 percent of teens said they had shared information online about themselves that they wouldn't normally share in public, only 16 percent of parents were aware of it.
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My Mobile Watchdog is now Live on FACEBOOK & TWITTER
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:59:52 +0000
eAgency, Inc.’s smartphone application My Mobile Watchdog, is proud to announce our new user forums on Facebook and on Twitter. Come join us today for all the latest updates, news & events related to My Mobile WatchDog, protecting your children from Sexting & Cyberbullying, and much more! Join our User Forums, we look [...]
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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:28:43 +0000
This software program has been critical in my
investigations of online predators and in their arrest. In my investigations of online child
sex predators I have seen an increase in the use of cellular telephones by the predator in
communicating with the child.
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“Sexting”
Thu, 28 May 2009 22:33:35 +0000
I have included two links to some MSNBC articles about “sexting.” It is a very real trend that I don’t think is going to do anything but get worse. I am aware of a recent case involving a young adult who engaged in similar behavior at her work place. You can’t imagine the grief this causes when the pictures get widely distributed, which often happens quickly given the advance of modern technology.
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So, what is a parent to do?
Thu, 28 May 2009 22:32:13 +0000
I am a big fan of monitoring your kids cell phone and computer. I recently ventured into a private lecturing business. I did this in an effort to make community awareness lectures to parents. I quickly realized the parents who really care about their kids attend these lectures. The parents that were to busy or did not care stayed home or were busy doing something else.
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See How They Chat – Part 1
Thu, 28 May 2009 16:12:33 +0000
In my next two blogs, I’m going to share with you the nature of a chat between a predator and a potential child victim. I believe it is important for everyone, but especially parents, to understand how aggressive a predator can be with a child.
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