This guide is about behaviours and practices rather than software.
By now you probably are already aware of the most basic practices, but for a refresher click here.
Know your child’s real world first. Who are his or her friends? Who do they hang out with at school? Which friends have computers and internet connections.
Talk to the [...]Others in this Group An Introduction – the iParent Guide (This post) – June 19, 2009Become a tween – June 25, 2009Parents – June 21, 2009Safety Scams Risking Kids – June 25, 2009The Great Spy Debate – June 25, 2009The Hypocrisy Fallacy – June 25, 2009The Nature of the Risk – June 20, 2009Their Own Web Site – a safety feature – June …Read the rest – An Introduction – the iParent Guide
We hope our children understand when we tell them that life experience counts for a lot and that without getting some real adult experience under their belts, they simply are not equipped to be making all their own decisions.
Perhaps internet parents should take that advice in reverse. As we mature we also lose the particular [...]Others in this Group An Introduction – the iParent Guide – June 19, 2009Become a tween (This post) – June 25, 2009Parents – June 21, 2009Safety Scams Risking Kids – June 25, 2009The Great Spy Debate – June 25, 2009The Hypocrisy Fallacy – June 25, 2009The Nature of the Risk – June 20, 2009Their Own Web Site – a safety feature – June …Read the rest – Become a tween
Obtaining a domain name
Audience: This report is useful if you have decided to do-it-yourself, directly registering your own domain. If you are using a web services agency like Walking Dolphins Consultancy the article will be only of interest.
There are several steps to complete to purchase your own domain name. You can do it yourself (DIY) [...]Others in this GroupAbout Your Own Web Address – July 26, 2009Choose a Safe Web Browser – June 28, 2009Choosing a host for your web site – August 8, 2009How to Join stuff online – July 25, 2009How to Research a domain name – July 10, 2009How to handle cookies – August 22, 2009How to transfer a domain away from 1&1 – September …Read the rest – Obtaining a domain name
FREE Phishing Protection
One free service that we use at Secure Surfing Organization is elegant in its simplicity and highly effective for more than fraud protection.
NOTE: you are not even required to register or sign-up with OpenDNS to use their service.
OpenDNS is entirely free and works by having you set your DNS server addresses to OpenDNS’s [...]Others in this GroupE-mail Client – June 28, 2009OpenDNS (This post) – June 28, 2009Web Filters – June 28, 2009
Stand Your Ground, Protect the Family
This site is largely devoted to what SSO calls “internet parenting.” We exist because we want to assist parents in going into “web protect” mode.
One of the most difficult parts of being a parent or a responsible big brother or sister is coping with the disappointment, anger and frustration of [...]Others in this Group An Introduction – the iParent Guide – June 19, 2009Become a tween – June 25, 2009Parents – June 21, 2009Safety Scams Risking Kids – June 25, 2009The Great Spy Debate (This post) – June 25, 2009The Hypocrisy Fallacy – June 25, 2009The Nature of the Risk – June 20, 2009Their Own Web Site – a safety feature – June …Read the rest – The Great Spy Debate
by Glenn Caleval
If there is a perfect person in the world, let the news ring from the mountains for the Lord has returned!
Internet parents — in fact all parents — are frequently confronted by a child denouncing some rule or discipline as hypocritical. What is amazing is the huge amount of guilt that parents allow [...]Others in this Group An Introduction – the iParent Guide – June 19, 2009Become a tween – June 25, 2009Parents – June 21, 2009Safety Scams Risking Kids – June 25, 2009The Great Spy Debate – June 25, 2009The Hypocrisy Fallacy (This post) – June 25, 2009The Nature of the Risk – June 20, 2009Their Own Web Site – a safety feature – June …Read the rest – The Hypocrisy Fallacy
by Glenn Caleval
Walking Dolphins Consultancy has a rough & quick method to determine what they refer to as “the index of action” that guides clients in strategic business decisions. It is an elementary application of risk assessment tools, but one which can be easily understood and used by internet parents. The index of action is [...]Others in this Group An Introduction – the iParent Guide – June 19, 2009Become a tween – June 25, 2009Parents – June 21, 2009Safety Scams Risking Kids – June 25, 2009The Great Spy Debate – June 25, 2009The Hypocrisy Fallacy – June 25, 2009The Nature of the Risk (This post) – June 20, 2009Their Own Web Site – a safety feature – June …Read the rest – The Nature of the Risk
Kids Web Sites – safety and responsibility
Internet parents are not going to be successful in keeping their children isolated from the “community sites” such as MySpace or FaceBook. If their friends are using those sites, then your children will want to use them too.
But, you can minimize their exposure and encourage a sense of independence [...]Others in this Group An Introduction – the iParent Guide – June 19, 2009Become a tween – June 25, 2009Parents – June 21, 2009Safety Scams Risking Kids – June 25, 2009The Great Spy Debate – June 25, 2009The Hypocrisy Fallacy – June 25, 2009The Nature of the Risk – June 20, 2009Their Own Web Site – a safety feature (This post) – June …Read the rest – Their Own Web Site – a safety feature
During November hearings by the Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, equiv to U.S. FCC), the CEO of Rogers revealed in an offhand side comment that the company has plans to uniquely identify the activities of television viewers in the future.
The CRTC is holding hearings, primarily concerning the massive content piracy being perpetrated by [...]
Via Walking Dolphins
