Showing posts with label parenting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parenting. Show all posts

1/15/09

Panel: Technology alone can't protect kids online

Once again actual involved parenting is needed. You shouldn't rely on technology alone to protect your children (or teach them, or babysit them, or entertain them).

A task force charged with assessing technologies for protecting children from unwanted contact online has concluded that no single approach is foolproof and that parental oversight is vital.

"Parents, teachers, mentors, social services, law enforcement and minors themselves all have crucial roles to play in ensuring online safety for all minors," the report said.



read the entire Associated Press article.