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Justice Department Addresses Child Safety Issues

By kidsafe on Thursday, October 13th, 2011 | No Comments

ShareNow this seems like a much more important conference than banning balloons!

2,500 people attend Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's national conference
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — More than 2,500 people will gather this week to discuss juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and victimization at the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention [...]

No more Balloons in Europe

By kidsafe on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 | No Comments

ShareYou would think that the EU has more important things to focus on than banning Balloons and Whistles but they have. according to this report from the New American.

Under a new European Union (EU) edict on toy safety, unsupervised children below the age of eight will no longer be permitted to blow up balloons due [...]

Cyberbully Tips from a “nerd girl”

By Kymberley Page on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 | 1 Comment

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In her own words she describes what cyberbullying is all about.

It's important for parents and kids to be aware of what cyberbullying is all about. When it's not safe for kids, and what parents need to know to keep their kids safe

These days we spend [...]

Almost Half of Parents Are Unaware of Cyberbullying, Should they be Spying?

By Kymberley Page on Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 | 2 Comments

ShareThere is an article below that came out yesterday that has some confusing statistics.
If almost 90% of parents talk to their kids about Internet Safety then how could 40% not be aware of Cyber-bullying at their kids School?
My answer is that almost all parents TELL their kids about how to be safe on [...]

Back To School with Technology

By Kymberley Page on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 | No Comments

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –
WHAT/WHY: Parents' back-to-school checklist usually includes getting the new backpack, school supplies, and new clothes, but they shouldn't forget about getting their kids ready for the cyber-schoolyard. Trouble with peers online, an accidentally deleted term paper, or a ruined hard drive are all obstacles kids can run into [...]