Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for March 24, 2005
Transcript:
Joan: Are you going to let Holly continue instant-messaging with her friends? Val: For now. We reported the inappropriate message, edited her privacy preferences and buddy list, and had a long talk about Internet safety. Joan: When you have kids, the Internet is a huge can of worms, isn't it?? Val: When you have kids, the world is a huge can of worms.
Hopefully someone is taking notes, because knowing how to recognize when a 15 y/o boy is in trouble is worthwhile as well. We have dealt with dedicated cyberbullying aimed at seniors, one of whom was house bound and he was creating new user names to get into the place she depended on.