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Some tips to avoid problems on social networks

Here's some tips for children:
  1. Never give out your full name or physical address. The less information about you on social networks the better.
  2. Ensure that you use the maximum amount of privacy and only invite/accept friends that you actually know in the real world.
  3. When someone posts a nasty comment on your social networking profile, delete it and remove/block them so they cannot do it again.
  4. When someone talks to you about sexually explicit topics, stop talking and block them.
  5. Tell your parents about anything unusual so they can help you deal with it.
Here's some tips for parents:
  1. Sit with your child and ask Read More →

How to deal with increased abuse of MXit or Facebook

Recent media reports indicate another spike in MXit related incidents ranging from teen abductions to children spreading pornography. On the business side MXit is entering online payments and mobile banking arena and will probably continue it's relationship with MNET Idols reality TV show facilitating voting for the contestants. Families, schools and communities have always been up in arms over the last three years. In my public talks to schools and church groups I have tried my best to explain both the pro's and the con's to my audiences. When children get access to technology like cellphones Read More →

Interview on Chai FM, Jewish community radio station

[NB! I often receive phone calls or emails from people thinking this website is Chai FM. Please contact them directly via their websitebecause I was only a guest on the radio station a few times.] Today I received an invitation to do my first interview with this new Jewish community radio station next week 10, Tuesday, 23 December 2008. We will be discussing what technology is popular among children, why it's so popular and coping strategies for Jewish parents and families in general. The big take away for me learning about diverse South African groups is how strong families are Read More →

Imitating successful people can create our own success

By Lloyd Thomas Elvis Presley Successful PeopleAchieving success in any endeavour follows a definite pattern. If you wish to be successful at anything, it is wise to identify people who have already been successful, learn what they have done, then do the same things. Only after you have developed their skills within yourself is it wise to add your own personal creativity to what you do. I refer to this method for creating success in life as imitating the masters. All children imitate the masters, practice what they see others Read More →

Study reveals more then 40% children in US exposed to Pornography

A shocking study has revealed that almost half of all children in America between 10 and 17 years old have been exposed to pornography. About 80% of those exposed pornography was displayed during unrelated searches. Filtering software does reduce the risk of unwanted exposure. The full study is being published in the February edition of Paediatrics. Go here to read the full article on Bloomberg. In a unrelated incident a married Hong Kong man was caught with over 27,000 child pornography pictures here. Read More →

Parents Guide to MXit available today

MXit cellphone chat softwareThe Parents Guide to MXit is now available from today. This concise guide is made available at no cost to all concerned parents or educators, who may have sleepless nights about children using MXit, the popular chat application that enables communication on cell phones at the fraction of SMS costs. Ramon Thomas, online behaviour expert at NETucation, one of South Africa's leading online research organisations, produced this guide after a spate of negative publicity and shocking incident, since being interviewed about this topic on Cape Talk/702 in early September Read More →
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