KatieBee
05-23-2006, 11:55 AM
This article just horrified me. I really hope that parents are doing their part to supervise their kids online and are asking the right questions. It's so important for parents to stay ahead of the technology curve. There's been a ton of media coverage of this sort of thing lately - which I think is turning the spotlight on an huge problem.
HEre is a copy and paste of some of the stats and a link to the article:
61% of 13- to 17-year-olds have a personal profile on sites such as MySpace, Friendster, or Xanga. Half have posted pictures of themselves online.
-- 14% have actually met face-to-face with a person they had known only through the Internet (9% of 13- to 15-year-olds and 22% of 16- to 17-year-olds). -- 30% have considered meeting someone they've only communicated with online. -- 71% reported receiving messages online from someone they don't know. -- 45% have been asked for personal information by someone they don't know.
- 30% have considered meeting someone they've only communicated with online. -- 71% reported receiving messages online from someone they don't know. -- 45% have been asked for personal information by someone they don't know.
-- As well, 37% of 13- to 17-year-olds said they're "not very concerned" or "not at all concerned" about someone using personal information they've posted online in ways they haven't approved.
-- Fully 22% of those surveyed reported their parents or guardians have never discussed Internet safety with them. -- On the other hand, 36% of youth--girls and younger teens, most notably--said their parents or guardians have talked to them "a lot" about online safety, and 70% said their parents or guardians have discussed the subject with them during the past year.
Complete survey results, online safety tools and tips, links to NCMEC, NetSmartz, and the CyberTipline, and a glossary of common Internet chat lingo are at www.cox.com/TakeCharge The comprehensive Take Charge! site includes a free parents' guide to help parents and guardians make good choices about content available on TV and the Internet, Public Service Announcements featuring Walsh, and local educational activities within the communities Cox serves. Teaching young children and teens how to stay safer online is a major element of the program thanks to Cox's partnership with NetSmartz. In addition to Take Charge! PSAs, Cox Communications has donated more than $25 million worth of advertising time to NetSmartz and NCMEC to encourage children to be safer online.
LINK TO ENTIRE ARTICLE (http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060511005101&newsLang=en)
HEre is a copy and paste of some of the stats and a link to the article:
61% of 13- to 17-year-olds have a personal profile on sites such as MySpace, Friendster, or Xanga. Half have posted pictures of themselves online.
-- 14% have actually met face-to-face with a person they had known only through the Internet (9% of 13- to 15-year-olds and 22% of 16- to 17-year-olds). -- 30% have considered meeting someone they've only communicated with online. -- 71% reported receiving messages online from someone they don't know. -- 45% have been asked for personal information by someone they don't know.
- 30% have considered meeting someone they've only communicated with online. -- 71% reported receiving messages online from someone they don't know. -- 45% have been asked for personal information by someone they don't know.
-- As well, 37% of 13- to 17-year-olds said they're "not very concerned" or "not at all concerned" about someone using personal information they've posted online in ways they haven't approved.
-- Fully 22% of those surveyed reported their parents or guardians have never discussed Internet safety with them. -- On the other hand, 36% of youth--girls and younger teens, most notably--said their parents or guardians have talked to them "a lot" about online safety, and 70% said their parents or guardians have discussed the subject with them during the past year.
Complete survey results, online safety tools and tips, links to NCMEC, NetSmartz, and the CyberTipline, and a glossary of common Internet chat lingo are at www.cox.com/TakeCharge The comprehensive Take Charge! site includes a free parents' guide to help parents and guardians make good choices about content available on TV and the Internet, Public Service Announcements featuring Walsh, and local educational activities within the communities Cox serves. Teaching young children and teens how to stay safer online is a major element of the program thanks to Cox's partnership with NetSmartz. In addition to Take Charge! PSAs, Cox Communications has donated more than $25 million worth of advertising time to NetSmartz and NCMEC to encourage children to be safer online.
LINK TO ENTIRE ARTICLE (http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060511005101&newsLang=en)