As a parent the internet and social media are a bit intimidating. I’m glad that our boys are young enough so that I can get ahead of it, if just barely. I know that it changes quickly and what’s cool is suddenly not. However I hope that by dad having some foothold in social media I’ll be able to assist and ward off some troubles for them. Much like the internet makes activists slacktivists it also makes cyber-bullying much easier to do.
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Download the FREE Growing Up Online eBook and be sure to watch all four entertaining comic book stories as a family. These stories show real situations that may occur when your kids go online.
As a parent I would’ve scoffed at children learning from comic books. However, here it is 30+ years and I still remember Aquaman teaching me to pull my upper eye lid over my lower eye lid to make my eye water when something foreign gets in there. Comics also help kids learn to love reading.
This free eBook provides easy-to-use information that addresses the growing concern about kids’ online privacy and cyber-bullying in a unique and engaging way. Growing Up Online is packed with important tips that every parent should know about digital technology.
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I fear that they get exposed to things they are not supposed to see, we try to restrict the sites they are allowed to visit
I fear that they will see things they should not be watching.
Cyberbullying or stalkers. The best way is to make sure to check their history and not let them provide personal info.