{"id":3103,"date":"2011-05-27T22:02:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T16:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/?p=3103"},"modified":"2017-02-27T11:33:47","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T06:03:47","slug":"social-networking-sites-and-online-safety-measures-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/2011\/05\/social-networking-sites-and-online-safety-measures-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Social networking sites and online Safety measures for KIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Social networking sites and kids online Safety measures<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3111\" title=\"safety measures for kids online\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/kids.jpg\" alt=\"safety measures for kids online\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/kids.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/kids-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Do you have Kids (Teens) who are on Social Networks?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Does it bother you w<span style=\"color: #000000;\">hen you don\u2019t know what they are doing online?<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Thanks to few of our Blog readers who dropped us mails<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">asking, if we could share an article with few pointers on Online safety for kids accessing social network sites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Few of the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">most common concerns that we found across the<\/span> mails received from parents<\/span> were:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I have tried blocking his computer or Locking it, but still he manages to log in<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We have told both our kids (both in their early teens) not to access social networking etc but they just don\u2019t seem to listen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We even tried buying parental control software, but he still manages to get in<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I don\u2019t have a social site login myself. How do I control my kid who is logging into these sites<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My daughters friends post each other school pictures on social sites. I am worried. She refuses to stop using social sites.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My Teenage kid has started chatting with strangers who are his friends on social sites<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I don\u2019t have time to keep track on them, but really want to make sure they are safe online<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My kid installs softwares suggested by his online friends (unknown strangers)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Please note: <\/span>The points below are just our views and we are not promoting any sites through this post or neither are we assuring of the sites listed: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>We<\/strong><strong> would love for you to make that decision after going through the sites yourself: Read through:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What we can possibly suggest are few simple ways in which you can try and make sure they are safe, if they are online. <\/strong>Hope they are helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">To begin with:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Never say Never<\/strong><\/span><strong> &#8211;<\/strong> Never tell your Kid \u201cDon\u2019t Do it\u201d In majority of the cases, it only aggravates the need for the kid to Join in with the \u2018cool stuff\u2019 online. Help them realize your concerns of them being online and find out which sites they are keen on visiting. Also,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">try to find out who is <strong>influencing <\/strong>them to come online<\/span>. This helps you keep them safe and secure, if you know who has suggested them to be online.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Be a part of it if it cannot be avoided:<\/strong><\/span> You register them and<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> keep track of <strong>whom they add<\/strong><\/span>. Explain to them, they can add only real family and friends.Make sure the family or friends if possible are their on your profile to as contacts. Helps you to clarify if the contacts are real of fake.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Someones always listening:<\/strong><\/span> Make sure you tell your kids, to use appropriate <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">language online,<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">just like they would when you have guests at home<\/span>.<\/strong> It makes it easier for them to understand.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Now for some websites that you might find resourceful:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">Following are some kid related social sites, that you might find interesting for your teens. Have a look:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gianthello.com\/\">http:\/\/www.gianthello.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The giantHello website was designed for tweens (7 to 13 year-olds) who have outgrown the \u201ckiddish\u201d sites, but are not old enough to sign up for Facebook or MySpace<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatswhat.me\/\">https:\/\/www.whatswhat.me<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As a father of three tweens, Cannistraro was bothered that there was no safe and secure online social networking option for kids. He felt that today&#8217;s youth would benefit from being prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the digital world. Within a few months, he set out to create the very site his children and kids everywhere could safely enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/togetherville.com\/\">http:\/\/togetherville.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Togetherville provides kid-safe communication, privacy controls, and a parent-managed friend list through Facebook<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillshare.com\/learn\">http:\/\/www.skillshare.com\/learn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Skillshare is a community marketplace to learn anything from anyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Few other Kids related website that might find interesting:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clubpenguin.com\/\">http:\/\/www.clubpenguin.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.neopets.com\/\">http:\/\/www.neopets.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stardoll.com\/en\/\">http:\/\/www.stardoll.com\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webkinz.com\/\">http:\/\/www.webkinz.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Kid related Safe Browser to use: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buddybrowser.com\/\">http:\/\/www.buddybrowser.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As for the Queries shared from your end, we will share our views on the same:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kids always learn really fast. So blocking the computer access might only give your kid to find out more unwanted sites or ways to get access of it. Instead, <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>c<\/strong><strong>reate a separate user on Your computer (Control Panel \u2013 Parental Controls)<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> This is a much better option comparatively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong>You know the best for your kids than anyone else:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">But make sure:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They don\u2019t share too many of their pictures online<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They don&#8217;t discuss about their school, daily activities or favorite daily hang out places<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They don\u2019t share their contact address, school names, phone numbers or email address<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They don\u2019t let themselves be tagged by their friends to random places<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Idea is to educate yourself and in the process Guide them. Remember, they want to be part of the amazing social sites, not just to be cool, but to make friends too. Be their friend, connect with them and tell them what\u2019s really cool and whats not.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Social sites if properly utilized are a great way to be in touch with friends, relatives and peers.<\/strong> It gives wonderful options and opportunities to learn and grow. Explore new things quickly while having fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have a safe and great connect online.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>And yes, Our Design Team even whipped up a cute &amp; cool FREE creative &#8220;SAFETY TIPS While ONLINE&#8221; poster <span style=\"color: #800080;\">that you might want to take a printout of and put it on your kids room!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">Here it is: (CLICK on IMAGE to Enlarge)<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3116\" style=\"width: 228px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/kidssafetyonline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3116\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3116\" title=\"kids safety online\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/kidssafetyonline-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"kids safety online on social networking sites\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/kidssafetyonline-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/kidssafetyonline-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/kidssafetyonline.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Click to ENLARGE)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Share your views and comments on this article. 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