http://parentalcontrolcenter.com/id-check-who-your-kids-are-online http://parentalcontrolcenter.com/id-check-who-your-kids-are-online The fist bump over the handshake. Hottie over hunk. The Jonas Brothers over well pretty much anyone else. Your kids don't need to be told what's "in". They already know because they are the ones creating the trends. That puts them squarely in the driver's seat - whether they are 16 yet or not – of anything and everything on the cutting edge. Right now that cutting edge revolves around anything technological, interactive and increasingly wireless. All of this is like second nature to your kids and their peers, while you might feel like you are repeatedly playing catch up. That's why it is imperative for you to take the wheel and guide them as you have in every other aspect of their upbringing. Sure, you might get your share of eye rolls as you warn them of the potential Internet hazards that they insist they already know but stand firm. Your words of wisdom will serve them well even if they'll never admit it. They believe that their "sick" ‘net skills trump all. You have something even better: experience in the "real world." Teaching them to conduct themselves online the same way they would face-to-face is a great place to begin..... http://parentalcontrolcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/id_check.jpg http://en.blog.wordpress.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:53:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1