Author: Feather Berkower
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I Know Your Child is Adorable, but…
Posting photos of your children is a personal decision, but to make an informed choice, here is some information about what can happen to the photos you post on social media. I will now be blunt: Online child sexual abusers download, trade, Photoshop, and sell images of children. People who engage in child sexual…
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Sexting – How to Keep Your Kids Safe
Over the last year, I have received numerous questions about sexting – whether sexting is harmful, normal, legal, or a gateway to sexual activity. Here’s a blog post about sexting so you can keep your kids (and yourself) safe. What is Sexting? Sexting is the sending and receiving of nude, semi-nude, or even sexually explicit…
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Is Your Child’s School Teaching Internet Safety?
You’ve heard me talk a lot about inviting schools onto your prevention team – that is, having conversations with principals, teachers, and other school personnel about body safety and keeping your children safe from child sexual abuse while in their care. Well, here’s another question you might ask, “What are you doing to teach children…
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Keeping Kids Safe Online – 10 Best Practices
While there are unique safety challenges specific to each form of technology, service, and app, here are ten general practices to support online safety. Keep your computer or tablet in a high-traffic area. Limit the sites your kids are allowed to visit, and for how long. Spend time with your children online and invite them…
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To Monitor Online Access – or Not
In the Parenting Safe Children Workshop, I talk about the importance of teaching your children body-safety rules and the equal importance of inviting caregivers onto your prevention team. Here are some examples of applying screening principles around online safety: Screen the sites your children spend time on – and set limits. Screen friend lists periodically,…
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Is Porn Bad for Kids?
Take the Parenting Safe Children Online Safety Quiz Guest Post by Annie Gardiner I remember the first time I found a Playboy magazine. Wide-eyed, I turned the pages feeling both nervous and excited. Teens look at porn out of curiosity, for stimulation, or to impress friends. It’s entirely normal for children to be interested in…