Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

Understand Mobile Phones and Texting Most mobile (cell) phones today are small computers with rich feature sets. Before you buy ...

short videos of themselves or allow someone else to do so. They also snap photos or shoot video humili- ating or harming others ...

Figure 11-8 Choose Between a Pre-Paid and Monthly Phone Account Many care givers like pre-paid phone plans because they prevent ...

An account with a monthly bill shows every phone number called including time of day and helps you understand who your child com ...

Figure 11-9 Protect Students at School Official school Web sites, online newsletters, team Web sites, and the like often contain ...

Figure 11-10 If the school your grandchildren attend publicly exposes personal infor- mation about students, it’s time for the s ...

➟ Choose safe gaming sites by reviewing their policies and evaluating the companies behind them. Gaming sites such as MSN, AOL, ...

➟ Some people use game environments as a way to bully others. Teach your grandkids that they may never be abusers, and help them ...

Cyberbullying, also called online harassment and cyber stalking, can involve any of these acts: ➟ Sending mean or threatening e- ...

bully to find. Advise the child or teen to immediately restrict access to information from anyone who becomes angry with them. ➟ ...

Check in with your grandchildren periodically to ask whether they’re being bullied, whether in person, on the computer, or on th ...

have whatever ‘deficiency’ the bullies claim — they’re too short, have a lisp, are too fat or skinny, or what- ever. In reality, ...

You may want to contact the school for advice, even if the cyberbullying isn’t by another student, as schools have to deal with ...

solicitation as a crude and dismissable fact of life. That said, you should educate yourself about the tactics of sexual predato ...

Teach your kids to question why someone they meet online is actively seeking their trust, sending gifts, or trying to alienate t ...

➟ Allow your child to express feelings but control your own feelings about the situation.Put your child’s feelings center stage ...

Figure 11-14 Use Software to Keep Grandkids Safer Chapter 15 is all about how technology can keep your computer safe from threat ...

Protect Yourself As Well Kids sometimes misbehave and get into trouble. Some grandchildren leverage unprotected information to m ...

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