Entries found: 17

Help! My Daughter is addicted to Facebook

By - Guest Author - :: January 11, 2010
Help, I think my daughter is addicted to Facebook and I think it may be consuming too much of my time as well.  What do you suggest? I had been expecting this quest... MORE >>

Sexting: Consequences Barely Faze Young People Today

By - Guest Author - :: December 7, 2009
'Sexting' consequences barely faze young people Poll f... MORE >>

7 Things You Should Know About Web Filters

By - Guest Author - :: October 9, 2009
By Caroline Knorr, October 8, 2009, CommonSenseMedia.org 7. They don't catch everything. Most parental control programs use a combination of filtering techniques to bloc... MORE >>

Is your child addicted to the computer? 

By Al Menconi :: May 29, 2009
Is your child addicted to the computer?  How much is too much and what should a parent do?  The following is an exc... MORE >>

What Should Parents Do About Facebook?

By Al Menconi :: April 22, 2009
Facebook officials report that as of April 8, the social networking site boasted 200 million users. The business site Silicon Alley Insider noted that if ... MORE >>

Texting, Sexting and Other Concerns

By Al Menconi :: March 20, 2009
Last week my younger daughter won a widescreen TV while on a talk show in Hollywood.  After she won, she posted a note of her good fortune on her facebook... MORE >>

Open Letter to Entertainment Weekly

By Al Menconi :: June 24, 2008
This section is usually reserved for examples of how to keep your kids safe in this Internet age, but I thought you would be interested interested in this "open letter" I se... MORE >>

Cell Phones: Who Needs Them?

By Brooks Gibbs :: May 26, 2008
Cell Phones: Today, teens seem to communicate more through cell phones than face to face. If... MORE >>

Letter from a porn addict

By Brooks Gibbs :: May 20, 2008
Recently Al and I received a letter from a porn addict looking for help. We thought that we should post my response to him. Maybe it... MORE >>

Is Porn Acceptable?

By Brooks Gibbs :: April 30, 2008
Believe it or not, some parents believe that viewing pornography is a part of "growing up" and becoming an adult. These foolish parents don't understand the addictive nature... MORE >>

Cyberbullying

By - Guest Author - :: March 11, 2008
Cyberbullying by: Brooks Gibbs Recently I was invited to speak at a school in Texas on the issue of Bullying. This issue has been a long... MORE >>

Thank you for all the questions

By Ray Causey :: February 5, 2008
Thank you all for all the questions. As I started to consider how to respond, I realized that answering questions about the internet requires some context and categories. Let's start ... MORE >>

Do you think myspace.com is okay for Christian Teenagers?

By - Guest Author - :: January 28, 2008
Brooks Gibbs, our friend and youth communications expert, has graciously answered the following “My Space” question from a concerned mother.  Brooks speaks throughout... MORE >>

Electronic Bling

By Al Menconi :: January 15, 2008
Al’s column above, “Spiritual War,” is designed to help you understand how much of today’s entertainment is ammunition aimed at our families in the spiritual w... MORE >>

Ten Video Games Kids Should Avoid

By Al Menconi :: December 5, 2007
Family Group Lists Ten Video Games Kids Should Avoid Wednesday, December 05, 2007 FoxNews.com and Associated Press WASHINGTON —... MORE >>

Is your teen using MySpace? Here’s how to keep them safe.

By Brian J. Dixon :: September 17, 2007
Is your teen using MySpace? Here’s how to find out. No doubt you’ve heard the horror stories of MySpace and other social networking sites such as Xanga and F... MORE >>

MySpace is Not Your Space, It's Everybody's Space

By Brian J. Dixon :: July 25, 2007
Lindsey, a 7th grade student, was just wasting time online when shesurfed over to her friend Amy's MySpace profile. "Amy is my friend fromschool. I just wanted to che... MORE >>