Cybersafe

Protecting and Empowering Kids in the Digital World of Texting, Gaming, and Social Media

By: Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe

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Paperback | 1 October 2010

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Children today are growing up in a world far different from the one in which their parents were raised. Between the Internet, gaming systems, mp3 players, and cell phones, today’s kids are nearly always connected to something digital. And, because it’s developing so fast, it’s hard for parents to stay on top of the technology—and even harder to figure out how to help their kids make good decisions when it comes to these things.

This informative book will guide parents through the landscape of the digital world, helping them better understand things like:

• The history and the future of the Internet
• Cyberbullying (and how to help kids deal with it if it happens to them)
• Social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace
• Gaming and virtual worlds
• Parental control systems that allow parents to monitor kids' online activities
• Digital footprints (and how kids can make sure theirs is a good one)

Beyond informing readers on the latest trends in technology, Dr. Gwenn gives provides the tools parents need to help their child navigate the digital world with insight and intelligence. Because, let’s face it, just because kids may be more technologically savvy than their parents doesn’t mean they have the wisdom and understanding to make good decisions with the media they’re using. In addition to helping parents understand the digital world so they can help their children thrive in it, the book also includes tips to help the whole family discover the joy of the unplugged world that is still going on around them.

Industry Reviews

"Online safety is still a basic parenting issue, even if our kids are the 'digital natives.' Dr. O'Keeffe's entertaining and wise insights on the internet, kids, and their changing interests will help you be confident and guide your children to internet safety." -- Marian Merritt, Norton Internet Safety Advocate, Symantec Corporation
"After taking her practice to the Internet in 2005, pediatrician Dr. Gwenn O'Keeffe realized the issue of parenting kids on the Web was fast becoming a recurring topic of interest among her clients and friends... As a result of her research, Dr. O'Keeffe penned the book Cyber Safe ... with much influence from her own dealings as the mother of two teenage daughters." -- www.people.com

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Non-Fiction Family & Health Parenting: Advice & Issues Computing & I.T.Digital Lifestyle & Online World: Consumer & User Guides Internet Guides & Online Services Society & Culture

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Parents, Start Your Digital Engines!	p. xv
The Internet Unplugged
Old Versus New Media	p. 3
The World of Google	p. 9
An Internet Tour	p. 19
Calling Dr Google	p. 25
The Tangled Web We Weave	p. 35
Internet Safety: Myths Versus Reality	p. 41
The Teen/Tween-O-Sphere Uncensored
Snapshot of Daily Life
Screen Time and Childhood	p. 51
Digital Life: Real Kids, Real Families, Real Issues	p. 63
The Parent-O-Sphere: The Digital Divide	p. 75
How and When Kids Get Online	p. 85
Understanding Tweens and Teens	p. 95
Online Technologies
The Internet and Web 2.0	p. 107
Instant Communication Primer	p. 113
Social Networking	p. 123
Twitter 101	p. 143
How Digital Kids Share, Think, and Organize	p. 153
Safety Is a State of Mind
The Digital Footprint	p. 169
Internet Safety Tools	p. 179
Online Gaming and Virtual Worlds	p. 211
The Risks of New Media Culture	p. 225
Online Parent Traps	p. 241
Conclusion: We Live in One World-Let's Parent That Way!	p. 251
Appendixes
Glossary and Cyber-Dictionary	p. 259
Digital Media Use Pyramids	p. 285
Social Media Use Table	p. 289
Teen Use and Abuse of Today's Web 2.0 Technologies	p. 291
Risk Table	p. 295
American Academy of Pediatrics Talking to Kids and Teens About Social Media and Sexting	p. 297
Dr Gwenn's Media Time Family Pledge	p. 303
The Safe-Surfing Contract: My Agreement About Using the Internet	p. 305
Family Internet Safety Gameplan	p. 307
Resources	p. 309
Index	p. 321
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