Pediatricians Tell Parents: Active Participation Required to Supervise Online Activities
Pediatricians have taken a stand on internet safety. The American Academy of Pediatricians recently said that doctors need to “Discuss with parents the importance of supervising online activities via active participation and communication, as apposed to remote monitoring with a “net-nanny” program (software used to monitor the internet in the absence of parents.)” I couldn’t agree more! It’s absurd for parents to rely on any filtering, blocking, keystroke recording, and monitoring technology that runs without parental involvement. When parents know what their children are doing online, then they...
Read MoreIt’s time to change the "Not My Child" syndrome!
The “not my child” syndrome continues to be a problem when it comes to parenting, especially online. In a recent study of 1500 families, not a single parent believed their child could be a cyberbully. This attitude spills over into all issues related to internet usage. According to a Common Sense Media poll, “49% of parents think that their child didn’t start surfing online unsupervised until they were at least 13, only 14% of teens say this is true. 12% of teens say their parents don’t even know they have an account on Facebook. Only 16% of parents think that their child has shared information...
Read MoreKid’s fingers are getting a workout but not much else.
Obesity in kids is the hot topic du jour in the news these days. There are all kinds of studies trying to answer why? What’s the big mystery? When children go to school, sit, come home, eat junk food, sit in front of the T.V, the computer, listen to their ipods, eat some more, go on Facebook, play games online, maybe get in some homework, eat again, go online again, sit again…What do you think will happen besides bad grades? According to a study released by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 8-18 year-olds devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes to using entertainment media across a typical day (more than 53...
Read MoreIs Teenage Depression related to heavy use of the internet?
According to an article on teenagers and depression, “Spending time online is normal behavior for teenagers. But too much Internet use by teens — or too little, for that matter — might be related to depression” Other health concerns that were pointed out that are related to heavy internet use, of two hours or more, were obesity in males and sleep deprivation in females. The study involved 7,200 individuals ages 16 to 20 about their Internet use. Moderation is the key to so many things in life… eating, partying, even working. The internet needs to be used in moderation too. Kids need help with...
Read MoreWhen it’s not possible to get the computer out of the bedroom, is there another option?
Lori Getz, M.A. (Education Technologist) showcases the ScreenRetriever product release on her site Cyber Education Consultants Parent Resource Center When It’s Not Possible To Get The Computer Out Of The Bedroom, Is There Another Option? Posted By Lori Getz On February 13, 2011 @ 9:00 am In 1-step-ahead,Front Page,Headline ScreenRetriever (www.screenretriever.com) proudly announces the launch of its flagship namesake product, ScreenRetriever, the first and only online safety product to provide parents with real time supervision of their children’s computer activity. ScreenRetriever provides an...
Read MoreScreenRetriever helps monitor kids' online activity (podcast)
Larry Magid, technology journalist for CBS news, Internet safety advocate–Connectsafely.org,SafeKids.com, and journalist C-net, Huffington Post speaks with Victoria Kempf, Chief Evangelist and co-founder of ScreenRetriever. Listen here “When my kids were teens, my wife and I would occasionally walk into the room when they were on the Internet. We wouldn’t stand there for long, but we would glance at the screen to make sure what they were doing was appropriate. The rule was that they had to use a computer in a public area of the house with the door open. We didn’t spy on them, but we did...
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