Online Safety in the Home

I read a disheartening statistic today. A recent study showed that children are only three clicks away from viewing adult content on youtube. Since we don’t have cable in our home, we often turn to youtube to watch some of my son’s favorite shows together. He knows how to navigate the site well enough to get to the shows he wants, but now I’m not so sure that’s a good thing. The study showed that while watching Dora children were only four clicks away from a music video featuring swearing and nudity. While watching Sesame Street they were a mere … Continue reading

National Sex Offender Registry Online

Do you know who lives in your neighborhood? The Family Watchdog web site will help you find out. Chances are there are several sex offenders living in your neighborhood. You just don’t know it. According to the Family Watchdog group, awareness is your best defense. By some standards, I may be an overprotective mom. I walk my kindergartner out to the end of the driveway and wait with him for the school bus. I also make sure to be waiting for him, again in the driveway, when the bus drops him off at the end of the day. He (and … Continue reading