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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

ShareI found this post on Adventures of a Nerd Chick
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 [...]

Lady Gaga Dedicates Performance to CyberBully Suicide Victim Jamey Rodemeyer

By Kymberley Page on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 | No Comments

ShareLady Gaga Dedicates Performance to CyberBully Suicide Victim Jamey Rodemeyer

I know you are probably thinking why would we have Lady Gaga on Kidsafe.com? Well, no matter what your thoughts are on her performances, or her music, or even her as a person,she does write a lot about believing in yourself and letting your "weirdness" be [...]

Rising threat to kids who habituate the Internet

By Kymberley Page on Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 | 2 Comments

ShareThere is a rising threat to kids who habituate the Internet: the likelihood that a popular mobile app or social-networking service will invade their privacy.
By Bob Riha Jr., USA TODAY
Child-safety advocates say identity thieves and pedophiles are taking advantage of kids' infatuation with mobile devices and apps. The Federal Trade Commission last month announced a [...]

Funding Disappearing for Missing Children

By Kymberley Page on Sunday, August 28th, 2011 | No Comments

ShareMany states and counties are loosing funding around the country, and the first thing to go are programs that seem "unimportant" to the legislators, but cuts have to be made somewhere. According to the article below, New York can no longer provide the data base of children ID's that parents have registered for incase their [...]