The Safe Side

01/13/2011

Hey Safe Side Fans! Julie is going to be a guest on the Tom Martino show tomorrow morning 9:00AM MST, KDVR Fox31. Check it out and see what Julie has to say about The Safe Side!

12/09/2010

Did you know that The Safe Side is running a holiday special. Purchase The Stranger Safety & Internet Safety DVDs for $19.99 and receive free shipping and handling until December 25th. Now that's a deal you can't pass up!

From Julie Clark, creator of Baby Einstein, and John Walsh, host of America’s Most Wanted comes The Safe Side’s first video, ‘Stranger Safety.’ The first of its kind, this laugh-out-loud video teaches children to make good decisions in potentially dangerous situations. A must-see for all elementary

12/09/2010

Did you know that The Safe Side recently updated the web site? We now offer lots of free downloads for families. Check us out...

From Julie Clark, creator of Baby Einstein, and John Walsh, host of America’s Most Wanted comes The Safe Side’s first video, ‘Stranger Safety.’ The first of its kind, this laugh-out-loud video teaches children to make good decisions in potentially dangerous situations. A must-see for all elementary

06/02/2010

Do you know if there are s*x offenders living in your neighborhood or by your children's school? Check out the Family Watch Dog site. You may be surprised by what you learn.

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06/02/2010

Check out the NetSmartz website. They have new summer activies for kids of all ages.

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06/02/2010

This is a great article. Talks about the Supreme Court ruling in favor of detaining s*x offenders even if their sentence is complete. A great way to protect our children!

04/21/2010

Great news! NetSmartz along with their partner Sprint, has created a site specifically for tweens that talks about important topics such as internet and personal safety issues. Allykatzz gives tween girls an opportunity to talk about subjects that are important to them. Check it out!

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04/21/2010

Do you think there should be a mandatory prison sentence for child s*x offenders? Read this article and let us know what you think. Be sure to contact your local government official as well.

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04/21/2010

Do you know what Kaitlyn's Law is? Important information. Please see the link.

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03/30/2010

Let NetSmartz help teach your children how to be safer on the Internet! Happy Easter

He's Webster's pet and the NetSmartz Internet safety pup. In Router's Rap, Clicky will tell you all about our favorite mechanical dog.

03/03/2010

This letter is a great example of what each of us should be sending to our local Congressman. If we all do our part to add pressure to our leaders, perhaps we can get the Adam Walsh Child Protection & Safety Act passed in each state. Do your part and send a letter today!

E-mail, call or write the President, Congress or state and local government based on your ZIP code. Find groups' Take Action alerts or create your own.

03/02/2010

Some tips for parents on InternetSafety for their children...

Parents: Pay close attention to kids' Web habits

Monday, March 01, 2010

By Maria Sciullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Most parents wouldn't allow easy access to television channels
broadcasting pornographic images, but the Internet is proving to be a
different story.

Many are aware that the usual social networking sites such as
Facebook allow their kids to communicate with peers, swap photos, play
online games. But a new generation of graphic interactive sites like
ChatRoulette is a much different story.

"A lot of people just seem to have [malicious] intent, or people are
just there making fun of other people," said Caroline Knorr, parenting
editor of Common Sense Media, www.commonsensemedia.org, an online guide that includes reviews of Internet content.

There is no guardian at the Web portal to tell if a child is logging
on to sites intended for much older users, and even such mainstream
sites as YouTube are filled with objectionable language and s*xually
explicit images.

Ms. Knorr noted that the Federal Trade Commission's Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 prohibits websites from
collecting personal information -- including Internet protocol
addresses, which identify devices connected to the Web -- from users
age 13 or younger. Nonetheless, parents should pay attention to their
children's browser history.

"What we always tell families is to just have a serious conversation
with kids about what responsible online behavior is," Ms. Knorr said.

There are safeguards parents can take for Web use. Among them are
creation of whitelists to allow access to acceptable sites while
blocking others, and instructions for kids not to "friend" unknown
people on such sites as Facebook. Keep the circle of people with access
to personal information tight.

Parents can choose the strictest setting on their home computer
browsers, and some popular sites such as YouTube now permit users to
enable stronger content filters.

"Clicking on 'safety mode' will filter your results. It's not
perfect, but it eliminates the comments [that accompany the videos] and
you're much less likely to run into objectionable words," Ms. Knorr
said.

Users, especially teens, also should be aware that sites like www.foursquare.com
use GPS to create games resembling scavenger hunts. These sites collect
information that, when combined with personal information from other
sites they might visit, could paint an uncomfortably accurate personal
profile that is available to third parties.

Communication is the key, Ms. Knorr said. Sitting down and
discussing a favorite television show should be no different than
talking about why certain websites appeal to your child.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10060/1039391-84.stm

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