Many of you out there know that students are exposed to more and more methods of communication every day. But which ones are they picking? In this section of the website, we aim to give you a basic framework of information to keep you as well-informed as possible on the ever growing "internet".

Children nowadays are finding new and ever more creative ways of expressing themselves, and more of those are becoming more web-based than talk-based. We'll give you tips on spotting the early signs of distress so many teens today carry in silence.

Social networking consists of the ways that children in today's world communicate with each other. We will be outlining the two most prevalent ways children currently interact using technologically based social networking.

From here you can either look at:

Web-Based Social Networking

Mobile-Based Social Networking
 

Social networking allows your child to get to know his/her friends, and nowadays almost better than in person! Sites and programs like those in the sections listed above allow children in today's world to exercise their communication skills while still maintaining a degree of separation from the social agenda. The sites and programs can help you get in contact with your child's inner self, and can help you communicate with them in ways previously impossible.

With all the positive influence that social networking sites show, it's possible to think that they are the best thing in the world. It is therefore unfortunate that these sites are the most prominent targets of cyber-predators and bullies throughout the social networking community.

In order to monitor adolescent's social networking tendencies, many companies have come up with software that allows parents to manage their child's technological interactions. This software, called Parental Control Software, allows parents to control various aspects of their child's access to networks. They can control any of these processes: Filtering content to ensure age-appropriateness (pornography, gore, general vulgarity), forbid certain types of usage (inappropriate programs/downloads, videos, etc...), and track location and activity (cell-phones and internet history).

For more information on computer parental control software, click here.


For mobile-based (cell phones) parental control software, click here.

Along with the many positive aspects that social networking sites present to children; unfortunately, there is a large portion of internet users that do not use social networking for their intended purpose. The aim of this section of the site is to expose a few of the most wide-spread ways people use the social networking sites to interact with others in less than nice ways.

-Cyber-bullying