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Parenthood’s 12 Tips for Parents and Facebook

These points are from a fabulous article that appeared on Parenthood recently that is very well-sourced and brings up some excellent points. Please read that article too. Kids need help understanding life on-line. Sometimes they may think they are being funny or horsing around but their actions can have long-term effects including denial of college […]

Facebook Sharing Your Kids’ and Your Address and Phone Number with Strangers?

A quiet announcement late last month has left the future of Facebook in question. While it has become ubiquitous in many people’s daily behavior, once your personal information is let go to anyone who asks, it might be time to start thinking about how much you really like your Facebook page. According to a recent […]

Enough is Enough Helps Parents Protect Their Kids from Predators

Enough is Enough (EIE) is one of the oldest internet safety websites. It’s been around since 1994 to help make the internet safer for children and their parents. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and the website is beautifully simple: www.enough.org. The organization was founded by Dee Jepsen, wife of Roger Jepsen a former Senator from […]

Help for Addiction to Pornography

It might sneak up on you – visiting chat sites, modeling websites, photography sites. That’s not porn. But then it creeps in, and you find yourself visiting sites you never even knew existed. And now you can’t stop. How do you feel? Do you need help breaking the cycle? XXXchurch (www.xxxchurch.com) can help. Founded in […]

10 Easy Ways to Minimize Spyware and Viruses

With the pervasiveness of viruses and un-seen spyware, many of us may be infected and not even know it. The problem is rampant, getting worse and can be very expensive for companies to fix. According to Erik Eckel’s article on TechRepublic, annual worldwide malware repair expenses have increased from $3 billion to $13 billion within […]