Friday, December 26, 2008
Think about Safety after opening the gifts
Now that the holidays are over, the gifts unwrapped and new accounts activated on all the electronic toys, cell phones, computers, and games, you need to take one more step and think about some safety tips when using them. This is especially true when kids are given Internet access, online games, and cell phones for the first time. Take the time to talk with them and establish your guidelines for their use of the equipment. Talk about what to do if they are contacted by someone they don't know and praise them when they do. You can find many online safety tips at www.internetsafetyconsulting.net You can also find family Internet and Cell Phone usage agreements that your family can use when setting the guidelines for their new access. Help everyone in your family enjoy the connectivity and access to the various networks they now have access to.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Adults need to be cautious online too!
We all worry about what our kids are doing online, worry about online predators targeting them for their pleasure. Adults need to worry too. Yesterday an 23 yr old male from Little Canada, MN entered a guilty plea for manufacturing child pornography. He posted an ad on Craigs List, offering his services as a baby sitter. A family responded and hired him to watch their child. An investigation in California led the Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children task force to the suspect here. The investigation revealed that the suspect had video taped himself sexually assaulting the child he was hired to care for.
Everyone needs to remember that online services don't do background checks on those that use their services. Adults need to be cautious too, they need to make sure they know who they are meeting, who they are bringing into their homes, especially when asking or hiring someone to care for their most precious, their children.
Take the time to check references, if they don't have any, move on to someone else, there are many good responsible people out there, and they don't mind providing references from past work.
Everyone needs to remember that online services don't do background checks on those that use their services. Adults need to be cautious too, they need to make sure they know who they are meeting, who they are bringing into their homes, especially when asking or hiring someone to care for their most precious, their children.
Take the time to check references, if they don't have any, move on to someone else, there are many good responsible people out there, and they don't mind providing references from past work.
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