Showing posts with label internet safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label internet safety. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Parking Lot Safety Tips

IMPORTANT: 1) Be aware of your surroundings, 2) be calm, 3) trust your instincts

If you have gone shopping make sure you are not distrcated by your bags, children---have your keys out and ready.

If you don't feel comfortable walking to your car by yourself, ask some one to walk out with you or when you see a group of people that you feel comfortable with walk out with them. At many places there are security guards, they get paid to make sure you are safe so use them if you feel comfortable around them.

Before getting into your car look around, under and in it

Park close to the place that you are going into specially if you know you may be getting out during the night (dark)

Report suspicious looking and loitering people

Friday, April 24, 2009

Protecting Your Teen

On Dr. Phil the other day the topic was Sexting. Sexting is sending nude pictures via text message (using cell phones).

This topic is not just on Dr. Phil unfortunately, it's becoming a common practice among teens, 20% of teens polled in a national survey.

Besides loosing a persons reputation the teens that participate in this are also facing felony charges for being involved in child porn and being registered as a sex offender---which will never come off of their records.

Some articles written about this topic
CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/15/national/main4723161.shtml

ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/WorldNews/story?id=6456834&page=1

NBC News
http://www.nbc15online.com/mostpopular/story/What-Parents-Need-to-Know-about-Sexting/f-O-_XPiYkyUioJbN3q0ng.cspx

Fox 31 News (video)
http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/video.aspx?id=272281