My Kid Did What!!!

How to help your child live in a connected community

Awareness

Bullying, teasing, and being a menace Anyone | Anywhere | Anytime Sexting and nude/suggestive photos = Child

Pornography Driving while texting or using cell phone Cyber Stalking and abusive relationships Kids DO NOT know how to handle the

technology

Awareness

Too trusting – friends today, enemies tomorrow

Abstract thinking. Brain not developed enough. Can’t comprehend what happens to text or post to facebook. Can’t see the consequences of their actions.

Connected Kids

Let’s be real… the cell phone is not just for safety. It’s a social lifeline for teens.

Second only to clothing, teens say, a person’s cell phone tells the most about their social status or popularity, outranking jewelry, watches and shoes.

Poll Results

http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTc3Njc5MzM5OQ

Connected Kids

Around half of teens have been the victims of cyber bullying.

About the same engage in cyber bullying.

Connected Kids

1 in 5 teens have received a suggestive or nearly naked image of someone they know

– Pew Study

Connected Kids

The median daily total that teens send and receive was 50 -- or 1,500 a month. Girls typically send and receive 80 texts a day, and boys come in at 30.

What are the dangers?

Location, Location, Location. Cell phones embed GPS info into photos and videos.

The cell phone is the direct line of communication and influence in your child’s life. You NEED to own it.

Children make poor decisions. Cell phones amplify these poor decisions in a matter of seconds to lots of social outlets.

Who’s talking to your child?

Who is influencing your child’s behaviors, social interactions, and decision making?

Your child’s cell phone contains the answer.

The Ripple Effect

What your child doesn’t comprehend

It’s gossip on steroids

Suggestions for Parents

Take the cell phone away at night

Talk, talk, and talk some more about being responsible

Disable access to the web

Suggestions for Parents

Check your child’s phone often and know the access code

Use parent email for Facebook account

Contact your Cell Carrier to setup Parental Controls

Parent Controls

Limits on when a wireless phone can make and receive calls and to whom

Restrictions on text messages and talk time

Set allowances for ring tones and other downloads

Parent Monitoring Software

http://www.mobile-spy.com/

http://www1.k9webprotection.com/

http://www.websafety.com/

Connected Kids

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/19/AR2010041904995.html

http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=1334