Online Safety For Tweens/Teens

We all worry what are children are doing and what kind of access they have to the outside world. This is especially true of the online world, a world where extra precautions need to be taken. For parents, some of the things your children talk about may seem alien to you when it comes to online but your main purpose remains the same, to protect them. For me with a 16 year old and an almost 10 year old that want to protect is even stronger now that they are both online. That’s why I am so pleased to have found NS Teens through Mom Central.

NetSmartz, a leading online resource of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, used their expertise to develop NSTeens to educate, engage, and empower kids as Internet users,  The website, www.nsteens.org includes bios, comics, and videos of seven teen characters. Their comic How Much Is Too Much illustrates the consequences of improper Internet use and shows the power of impact teens can have when they use their network to empower people. Videos cover important topics such as social networking, cyberbullying, and offline consequences. Each cartoon video also portrays interviews with teens talking about their Internet use.

I would like to say that I recommend you sit with your child and watch the videos and be there to answer any questions your child/children have. Even my 16 year old got some things out of watching them with me. I am so glad there are people out there that care to take the time to share the rights and wrongs with our children.

Thank you NS Teens for giving me a place to become more educated in the online goings on with the youth today and thank you Mom Central for this great opportunity.