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MySpace: How to Create a Safe Online Profile

Recent headlines are shocking and horrifying parent's young adults are getting sucked into the mySpace trend and forgetting the Don't take Candy from Strangers rule that has been instilled in their minds since kindergarten. Teens are disappearing bec...

Can I Get Pregnant Without Having Sex?

I have had a boyfriend for over two years. He wants to have sex without a condom and says he will pull out before he ejaculates. The other day my boyfriend and I were fooling around a lot but we did not go all the way. He ejaculated near my vagina bu...

Finding That Voice Inside

Bullying, is not the easiest of subjects to talk about, I know. Except this week I've heard from so many people who are or have been a victim, or perpetrator of bullying.The reason I've received all the emails is because of the recent Channel 4 serie...

How to Lay Low as Helicopter Parents

As your college student is settling into the dorm, are you discovering that letting go is more difficult than you imagined? Even with the pressures you feel as a member of the Sandwich Generation, are you ambivalent about cutting the apron strings?Yo...

How to Keep Your Teen Safe

When you became a parent for the first time, you were introduced to all sorts of safety devices: car seats, baby gates, safety latches. As your child becomes older, however, you should know that there are no tools specifically designed for teen safet...

Bowling Is Great Family Fun

My family and I just joined a summer bowling league. We're not good bowlers, have never really done much bowling at all actually, but we were looking for something we could do with our teenage children that would be fun for all of us, would create mo...

The Legal Side Of Emancipation Of Minors

Who wins and who loses? You might be very surprised at the answer to this question. If you have already formulated an answer to the question, by the end of this article, I hope you've changed your mind at least once. The reason? At first, you might t...

How Do I Block MySpace?

How do I block mySpace and similar websites? There are many ways to accomplish this task, but first lets find out if you really want to completely block sites like these or if want to restrict access by children, or allow teens access and monitor the...

How Your Actions Affect Your Teen's Body Image

Today's society places emphasis on the outward appearance of our bodies more than ever before. Our society places a high value on the idea of being impossibly thin. A recent study has shown that the majority of the models we see in print ads and on T...

Internet Bullying or Cyber Bullying is Bigger Problem Than You Might Think!

Internet Bullying or Cyber Bullying is just one part of the growing problems that youth are creating for themselves and others. There are other cyber crimes that are now taking place, and one in particular that you may want to be more aware of is Hap...

Steps For Reducing Online Dangers

Are you willing to take the steps necessary to reduce online dangers for your children? These dangers are real and as long as there are kids using the Internet there will be dangers that go along with it.There are steps you can take to reduce online...

Chat Definitions And The Older Person

Think you are past having to deal with new things on the Internet? If you have children or grandchildren you are not too old to be aware of what the kids are doing.Chat definitions are one example of this phenomenon. You can bury your head in the san...

Have You Known Alternatives For Spring Break Vacation?

Discuss with your teenager about school vacation. Your kids might ask you take him on some exciting adventure cruise trip or Disney world during the break and the reason might be some of his friends planning so he asked you. So, the pressure is on yo...

Overcoming The Video Gaming Syndrome (VGS)-Part One -Adolescents

One of things I like to do is go to FreeCell when I open my computer for the day. It relaxes me. It is fun to play. It does not cost me anything since it comes free with Windows 98. However, it is a time grabber. I spend about 20 minutes each morning...

Practical Advice for Parenting Teenagers

Parenting teenagers is full of extremes. There are great joys while parenting teenagers and also great disappointments. The teen years are a time when the child is slowly separating themselves from their parent's tight hold and parents need to realiz...

Your Child's First Year at College: Prime Target for Identity Theft?

If your son or daughter is a recent high school graduate and college freshman, he or she is the ideal target cybercriminals are looking. Why? you might ask. For cybercriminals the answer is easy and highly profitable. Recent high school graduates and...

The Secret Language Pedophiles Use To Chat With Your Kids

In World War II, the Navajo code talkers played a pivotal role in the outcome of the war. You could be standing right next to a Navajo code talker and hear every word yet not understand the meaning at all.The way your kids chat on the internet is ver...

Are Predators Waiting, Watching, and Engaging on Your Child's Social Networking Sites?

MySpace and other social networking sites offer thriving communities where young people engage in countless hours of banal chatter and photo sharing. Not coincidentally, these social networking sites also have become hangouts for child predators, chi...

Is Your Child Flirting With A Pedophile?

If you think you know what your child is doing on the internet, you may want to think again.Karen Berry's job was to work with kids who had been molested. She had all the proper training and she knew all the signs.So before her son was allowed to use...

Is Your Child Being Cyber-Bullied

If your child was being bullied at school, you'd probably know about it. There would most likely be physical signs, such as bruises or scrapes.But if your child is being bullied on the internet how you would ever find out?Consider the story of David...