Tag Archive for ‘Online Reputation’
The Risk of Sharing
A firestorm of debate broke out recently over an Instagram photo of a 3-year-old eating ice cream while taking a bath. The blogger was heavily criticized for publicly sharing a nude photo of her child to her 25,000 followers. This month, Time Magazine’s parenting writer, Carolyn Jones, dove into the issue of parents “oversharing” online and [...]
College Admissions: Not Just About Grades Anymore
Thousands of high school graduates are headed off to college in the weeks ahead. Congratulations to all the new collegians, and good luck! Is your teenager working toward attending the college of their dreams? It turns out, getting good grades is only part of the admissions process. Nowadays, your child’s online reputation can be a factor [...]
Could Wikileaks Postings Jeopardize Your Child’s Future?
The news about Wikileaks and the potential threat to our national security is making headlines throughout the world. If you haven’t yet had a conversation with your child about Wikileaks, but you believe he or she is talking about it with friends or at school, it may be prudent to have a conversation about social [...]
For Parents: Did You Know That Your Child Has A Digital Dossier?
Recently, we came across a very powerful, four and a half minute video about digital dossiers, produced by the Digital Natives group at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society. The 2008 video, created by Kanupriya Tewari, takes a unique look at our online personas and traces our digital footprints from pre-birth to [...]
For Parents: Is your Teen or Tween Too Sexy For Halloween?
You may have noticed that Halloween costumes for children have become increasingly provocative in recent years, especially for young girls. Popular costumes for teens and tweens like nurses, sailors, rag dolls, and fairies now have sexed-up spins and leave nothing to the imagination. These risqué outfits include corsets, short hemlines, low necklines, thigh highs, mini [...]
Social Networks: Should Teachers “Friend” Students Online?
It’s all over the news lately. Several school districts around the country are deciding whether to instill social networking policies, as teachers and students connect online on sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. After three teachers in New York City were fired for allegedly flirting with students online, the New York Post nicknamed the recent [...]
Study: Social Network Privacy Concerns by Parents and Teens
Privacy organization Truste recently published results of a study they conducted on the privacy habits of parents and their teens on social networks called “The Kids are Alright” [Improvement Needed]. The study reports a mix of good news as well as worrisome news for parents with kids using social sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter [...]
Cyberbullying: Facebook Partners with GLAAD to End Anti-Gay Cyberbullying
Facebook has joined forces with The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in an effort to stop anti-gay cyberbullying. The announcement comes after several “bullycide” (suicide as a result of bullying) cases made national news, including the shocking Rutgers case in which freshman Tyler Clementi jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge [...]
Parenting: How to Avoid Raising a Bully
Stories about tragic “bullycides” (suicides as a result of bullying) have been all over the media lately. As a result, everyone wants to know how we, as a society, can prevent bullying. There’s no denying the fact that without an instigator, bullying would cease to exist. Therefore, we want to examine how children become bullies [...]
Cyberbullying: Starting the Conversation About Cyberbullying
October 1st marks Cyberbullying Prevention Month and in the wake of so many recent “bullycides,” we thought now might be a good time to delve a bit deeper into the frightening and very real world of cyberbullying. As you already know, there have been numerous cases of severe bullying (both online and off) popping up [...]
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