Average six-year-old child understands more about digital technology than a 45-year-old adult, according to an authoritative new report.As a result of growing up in the digital age, children are developing fundamentally different communication habits from older generations. In this 21st century one can not afford to be an analog parent while racing a digital kids. This thread will serve as a platform where Parent and guardian can discuss related issue about monitoring their kids internet and online activities in order to avert any unwanted situations.

adesojiaderemi:
Average six-year-old child understands more about digital technology than a 45-year-old adult, according to an authoritative new report.As a result of growing up in the digital age, children are developing fundamentally different communication habits from older generations. In this 21st century one can not afford to be an analog parent while racing a digital kids. This thread will serve as a platform where Parent and guardian can discuss related issue about monitoring their kids internet and online activities in order to avert any unwanted situations.

-do you know that a lot of things would have been averted if parent were paying more attention to their kids internet activities, you may think your kid is not on facebook or twitter until you find out that most kids are on unpopular social media like KIK,SNAPCHAT,TUMBLR,VINE,YIK YAK,WHISPER...just to mention few, if you are a modern parent you got a lot of work to do to protect your children from bullying and other unwanted friends who are preying on this innocent souls, please fill free to post your comment,experience,tips etc.

How can you monitor kids that are smarter than your azzzze?
That is a LOST battle!
I dey my bed jeje!
Shioooooor.

HOW MANY OF THE KIDS YOU WAN MONITOR?
Please, set realistic goals and stop stressing yourself unnecessarily.
Pickin wey go loss go LOSS!
Do your best with education.
Shikena!!!!

KanwuliaJara:
How can you monitor kids that are smarter than your azzzze?
That is a LOST battle!
I dey my bed jeje!
Shioooooor.

HOW MANY OF THE KIDS YOU WAN MONITOR?
Please, set realistic goals and stop stressing yourself unnecessarily.
Pickin wey go loss go LOSS!
Do your best with education.
Shikena!!!!

..do you think it is an unrealistic goal to set boundaries to your kid, monitor his/her internet activities,safeguarding your children from those big brothers who are using internet to recruit the innocent one? do you know how many kids that have committed suicide due to cyber bullying? do you know people express their mind more on social network than they do with their family? just keep your "shioooooor" to yourself as you lay on your bed until you get a kick in your butt ...get up and be responsible!!!.

Protecting kids online can be challenging,with so many access points to the Internet, like computers, tablets, and even their iPod it’s hard to know what to look for or where to even begin.I will try as much as possible to drop tips here for parent to use.Watch out!!

Kids need to know that whatever they post on the internet last forever, and that is why a parent or guardian needs to intervene earlier enough to shape their ward's online personalty to avoid a long -term damage to their identity and reputation.

adesojiaderemi:
Kids need to know that whatever they post on the internet last forever, and that is why a parent or guardian needs to intervene earlier enough to shape their ward's online personalty to avoid a long -term damage to their identity and reputation.

It is not uncommon to see Parent who has zero basic IT knowledge, if you are such a Parent,I will tell you it is never too late to catch up with the digital lifestyle that exist in this modern age. Even in so call advance country I know number of people who doesn't know how to move a mouse. The easiest way to learn fast is to acquaint your self with people who are digital literate; asking is the secret of learning, always ask and never assume anything.As at 2002, I don't know how e-mail works, never have an email account because I don't know how to sign up for one, I just made up my mind and swallow my pride to ask a younger person,I bought him some cyber time and follow him to the cyber -cafe, today I am a IT instructor and I have graduated over 500 students in various IT field. There is also a free online tool you can use to enhance you IT knowledge;it is call MICROSOFT DIGITAL LITERACY, you can download it as a soft copy,you can also print it out as a hard copy, it will teach you from as basic as how to hold a mouse.>>>

A secondary school has defended expelling a student after he made insults about his head teacher on Facebook.
Jordan Ford, 14, posted derogatory comments about Keziah Featherstone's hair colour, looks and weight alongside a Facebook profile photo of her.
The Bridge Learning Campus in Bristol, where Ms Featherstone is associate head, said Jordan had broken the school's social media policy.
Chief executive Mark Davies said: "He has been permanently excluded for undermining the ethos of the school in terms of making malicious comments about a member of staff.
"In some respects people need to realise the situations they can get into with social media and not understanding their responsibilities towards it."
Mr Davies said the decision to exclude Jordan had been taken by a panel of the school governors after the post, which was made before Christmas, was brought to the school's attention.
Jordan's family believe he has been unfairly treated, arguing that he only drew attention to the fact that the picture showed the teacher with hair dyed a colour banned in school.
The picture of Ms Featherstone was taken outside of school and some time before she started as associate head in September.
Jordan's father John Ford, from Hartcliffe, Bristol, told the Bristol Post: "We think it's unfair that he's been punished because he's the class clown.
"He dyed his hair red and the school made a really big thing of it but there are teachers up there with coloured hair.
culled from yahoo.

I said in one of my presentation that Jesus would have sign up on Facebook, twitter, ...(you name it)if HE were from this present generation.I learnt he was making use of any available channel to reach out to people; from camel, to mountain, riverside, canoe, wedding reception, synagogue, temple e.t.c. So, I am not saying having access to internet is not good for the kids but there is "Jesus" side of the internet and there is also the ":Satan" part of it, and in all those places Jesus parent were always there with HIM>>

yes! Jesus used available information technology to spread the good news;did you know that sound descends faster on the mountain top while there is always a deep echo on the riverside to reach out to large crowd>>

...now on tips on how to guide your kids on the internet, some of us are familiar with the acronyms "WWW" which means "world wide web" in the IT field. In a layman description ; YOU+A Computer Device(laptop,desktop,I pad,I pod,tablet,smartphone,Xbox etc)+any internet connection=www.As a matter of fact, once you get into the web it is difficult to get out.Just surfing the web is one thing but once your kids sign up for an e-mail account then he/she is establishing his/her presence on the web.An email account carries a lot of information and it also represent your Identification on the world wide web ,a very sensitive email account is the one your kid sign up for school/learning purposes and should never be toil with on social media..., >>

.a wise thing to do is to set up an e-mail account for your pre-teen kids before he got one from somewhere else, with this, his/her entire online identity is just a few clicks away from your hand>>

Today is the 12th annual Safer Internet Day, the forcus is on responsible use of online technology, particularly for children.Keeping up to date with the latest technology will protect your children from online crime and enable them to explore the online world safely.

>>children are the right tools for change,politician are so much concern about next election but people who build nation are always concern about the next generation.

I am committed to keeping parents up to date on internet security across all devices and how they can use the built-in features to keep their children safe online,from the simplest platform to more advance devices.So let us start from the common one.Creating a separate account for your kids on your personal Desktop Computer or laptop goes a long way in guiding your kids, click the Start button , click Control Panel, click User Accounts and Family Safety>>

>> to me kids activities on the internet are easier to monitor now that we have integrated network i.e you can use the same device as computer, telephone and television unlike when the home network used to be separated.Now,when you set up a different account for your kids you can at least set a restriction and monitor almost every activities on that particular account.Parent should make it a daily responsibility to visit the "HISTORY" menu to know what their kids have been doing on the computer, the location of "HISTORY" varies from browsers to browsers.. even if the kids are so smart to wipe the "HISTORY"off, there are still ways to recover it>>

>>thank God some of us (PARENT) grew from the era when there was no/limited internet activities and all the new devices available today, we would have find it very difficult to erase our past; some of the things we do,write, say, post, all would have been on our walls for anybody to freely access at a click of a bottom.I went for a job interview somewhere in Boston in 2013, and before I got back home the recruiter had goggle my name and got all available information about me on the internet, all what recruiter need this day is just your e-mail address,once they got that,then all your information is at hand.. no good Parent/guardian will leave his/her kid(s) unguided>>

The alarming rate at which kids are been lured on the internet to do evil today is hearth breaking, Identify signs of predator behavior:
Online predators can display certain behaviors that should seem odd to the careful observer. For one, they have a goal in mind to get to know you as well and as soon as possible. This often comes out being overly friendly or familiar early in the acquaintance. They are impatient for the natural progression of a normal online relationship and will push unearned affection, quickly getting frustrated with even slight rejection. If an online contact wants to meet a minor at any time in the real world, it should be a warning sign.

Do not let you or your family members become victims of online predators. Use the following guidelines to prevent online predators from harming you and your family.


Online predators can display certain behaviors that should seem odd to the careful observer. For one, they have a goal in mind to get to know you as well and as soon as possible. This often comes out being overly friendly or familiar early in the acquaintance. They are impatient for the natural progression of a normal online relationship and will push unearned affection, quickly getting frustrated with even slight rejection. If an online contact wants to meet a minor at any time in the real world, it should be a warning sign.

Be cautious of offers by strangers Be cautious of offers by strangers
Online predators often try and gain trust by offering gifts or tempting offers of kindness. Always be aware of gifts offered to minors. Even adults need to be careful of offers that seem unearned or inappropriate. Even if the gift is genuine, the intentions behind the gift may not be.

Educate friends on online safety Educate friends on online safety
There are many precautions you can take to create greater online safety for your friends and family. Instruct loved ones to never use their real name in a chat room. In addition, they should never divulge any personal information about themselves including age or any contact information such as where they live or even a phone number.

Above all else, never under any circumstances reveal any of your private usernames or passwords to anyone, stranger or not.
culled from ms digital literacy.

..by the way, allowing your child to call you by name is not only insulting,it is disrespectful and embarrassing.. (especially Naija)people who have been swept away by so called "civilization", kids cant wash plate, mop the floor,even clean their own butt at 10,11,12 except you give them money..that is not civilization that is dehumanization..

..this is making a headline on every media channels today and this the kind of story we want for our kids,Ekeh’s family immigrated to the United States from Nigeria when he was eight. After initially questioning the decision and struggling to pick up the basic concepts of US History, Ekeh reportedly has a 100.5% GPA. His Intel Science Award recognition is based on research for combating Alzheimer’s, and he says he developed a passion for the field after losing his grandmother to the disease when he was 11.
In addition to finishing his studies, Ekeh says he will visit each of the schools before making his final decision. You can read CNNMoney’s full profile of Harold Ekeh at CNNMoney.com.

Parent are construction workers building human being, all the work you do are critical foundation for what is going to be done-Marie St. Fleur.

After you read this list, you'll likely start looking at your teen's texts in a whole new way.

1. IWSN - I want sex now

2. GNOC - Get naked on camera

3. NIFOC - Naked in front of computer

4. PIR - Parent in room

5 CU46 - See you for sex

6. 53X - Sex

7. 9 - Parent watching

8. 99 - Parent gone

9. 1174' - Party meeting place

10. THOT - That hoe over there

11. CID - Acid (the drug)

12. Broken - Hungover from alcohol

13. 420 - Marijuana

14. POS - Parent over shoulder

15. SUGARPIC - Suggestive or erotic photo

16. KOTL - Kiss on the lips

17. (L)MIRL - Let's meet in real life

18. PRON - Porn

19. TDTM - Talk dirty to me

20. 8 - MouthAction

21. CD9 - Parents around/Code 9

22. IPN - I'm posting naked

23. LH6 - Let's have sex

24. WTTP - Want to trade pictures?

25. DOC - Drug of choice

26. TWD - Texting while driving

27. GYPO - Get your pants off

28. KPC- Keeping parents clueless