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Kids Be Safe Online
Kids Be Safe Online is a website for parents with information on trends and technologies affecting our kids, and useful materials, tools and resources. ...read more »
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Impact of Social Networking on School Studies
July 2010 More than half of Australian parents with children using online social networking services like Facebook and Twitter say the services are distracting them from their studies according to the latest Cyber-safety Research Report commissioned by Telstra.
Can Texting Help Kids to Spell?
January 2010 Children who are heavy users of mobile phone text abbreviations such as LOL (laughing out loud), plz (please), l8ter (later) and xxx (kisses), are unlikely to be problem spellers and readers, a new study funded by the British Academy has found. ...read more »
Back to School: Tips for Parents Who Get Kids Mobile
January 2010 As families across the country prepare for the upcoming school year, new research by Telstra has revealed parental concerns about safety (62 per cent) and the need to keep in touch (34 per cent) were the main reasons parents purchase mobile phones for their children. ...read more »
Internet Plays Vital Role in the Lives of Youth
October 2009 The internet plays a vital role in the lives of UK youth - 75% of young people feel they couldn't live without it. Young people have evolved to communicate in more advanced ways than older generations, living 'hybrid lives' where the internet plays a critical role, says a new report. ...read more »
How Parents And Children Confront The Dangers of The Digital World
By Jackie O'Neal, O'Neal Media Group "Bullying behavior can assume a wide range of actions;" Jennifer Wong, author of No Bullies Allowed noted. She went on to point out, "Unfortunately, the advent of new forms of communication technology has added to the list of ways in which children and youths can be victimized by others." ...read more »
Video: Want to 'LOL?' Teens and Texting
US news item... this video clip shows the changed landscape of teen communication, and the new language your kids use to communicate via text and in their everyday language. ...read more »
Do your Kids Use Popular Networking Sites? Read this!
By Denise Pellow, KidsBeSafeOnline Parents know that they need to be very wary of their children’s activities on the Internet, and in particular on social networking sites. The following story is yet another alarming example of ...read more »
The Australian Family's Changing Communications Trends
September 28, 2009 The Optus Family Communication Survey released today has revealed that over half (55 per cent) of Australian children out-smart their parents in technology knowledge before they are 13 years old. ...read more »
