Child abuse investigation teams fear children are putting themselves at risk of serious harm as they grapple primary school-aged kids self-creating sexually explicit material.
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eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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Child abuse investigation teams fear children are putting themselves at risk of serious harm as they grapple primary school-aged kids self-creating sexually explicit material.
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The Melbourne's Men's Society Facebook group was closed last week, but other pages, dedicated to sharing pictures and videos of naked young women' have sprun
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â—† Any child or teen can become the victim of an Internet predator. Predators do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, education, socioeconomic status, income, or religion. It...
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The online chat starts when a man writes heya to 13-year-old Katie. - New Zealand Herald
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Parents at a Christchurch primary school have been warned to keep a close eye on their children after they were found accessing internet porn sites at home and sharing website addresses
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PEDOPHILES are using a relatively new smartphone application to try and coerce young children into performing sex acts, police have warned.
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The internet can be a fun place for socialising and learning, but it can also be used by adults to exploit children in a sexual way. Children and parents need to learn safe behaviours when using the internet: It is important that we take the time to guide, assist and supervise our children in the use of the internet.
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Police are investigating a Facebook page which published explicit photos of young Perth girls, some of whom were identified by name.
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Teach your family members how to use the Internet more safely with these guidelines. Learn about family safety settings for Microsoft products.
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NEW "iSpy" technology is set to give parents a window into their children's Facebook activity, with instant alerts provided when children stray into dangerous territory.
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We launched Telstra Safe Social™ earlier this week. The best thing about the tool is that it can help make it easy for parents to start a conversation with their kids about who they are chatting with online and stay aware of potentially risky situations.
This step-by-step guide takes you through how to sign up and use Telstra Safe Social™ service.
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QUEENSLAND police have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly using the internet to lure children for sex.
Inspector Paul Biggin said it should remind parents about the dangers of children using the internet unsupervised.
The internet brings predators into the family home, he said.
"Parents need to form the first line of defence and protect their children in the online world," Insp Biggin said in a statement on Sunday.
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Mary Beth Hertz (@mbteach on Twitter) is an elementary computer teacher in Philadelphia, PA and a regular blogger on Edutopia. You can read more of her work on her own blog at Philly-teacher.
With children spending time online at younger and younger ages, it is vital that we explicitly teach young children how to protect themselves online. Most young children get the "Stranger Danger" talk at school, so they know about how to handle strangers in their neighborhood and in face-to-face situations.
Gust MEES: check out also my courses and ideas on How-To IT-Security could get taught to kids and also adults: they are in French, use translation tools please...