online safety

Survey: More Teens Accessing Internet via Smartphones

March 13, 2013 // 0 Comments

Smartphone use growing among teens (Source: Pew Internet Teens and Privacy Management Survey, July 26-September 30,2012) There was a time when I advised parents to put their [...]

So your kid is looking at porn. Now what?

December 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

by Larry Magid Let’s be honest. Many children — especially post-pubescent boys — are interested in what we commonly call “porn.” You might not [...]

Should schools end Internet safety nights?

July 9, 2009 // 7 Comments

by Larry Magid Ever since I founded SafeKids.com back in the mid-nineties I’ve been giving talks at school events, typically on “Internet safety night.” For [...]

Teen online safety mostly about behavior

June 16, 2009 // 72 Comments

by Larry Magid The Internet and the way young people use technology are constantly evolving, but the safety messages change very slowly, if at all. Like technology itself, [...]