Kids’ use of the Internet and accessing undesirable sites concerns many parents.  What kind of rules should they have in place to prevent even accidental access of sites?
Also, what do you consider undesirable?  Are some of the accepted games, played online by many youngsters, too violent, too addictive and against your family principles.
Do you know what your children are watching?  Do you let them access sites and play games simply because their friends are doing it?
Are these games and sites according to the principles and morals you’re trying to teach your youngsters?
At what age do you believe youngsters should be allowed …read more

I am so excited to announce that we are teaming up with Match.com to award three readers a free three-month membership to Match.com!  Online dating has been a cultural phenomenon lately with extremely high success rates for men and women around the world.  With the increase of internet-based social networking, it makes sense that the best way to meet someone is through the internet!
If you are single, you have probably struggled with the idea that you are waiting to just stumble upon the right person as you go through life.  You probably try dating lots of people and meeting potentials …read more

It’s that time again – when Guerilla Parent readers get to chime in with solutions, advice and support – this email comes from a mother concerned about mothering tactics of another woman online:
My child’s friends mom likes to instant message other peoples kids and talk to them. She also talks to both girls and boys. I’ve learned this bothers some moms – mostly the mothers of the teen boys. Some have gone so far as to forbid their sons chat with her. Sometimes she’ll talk to them late at night. She will also leave an away message …read more

“Geez…what next?” This was my first thought as I read the headline on MSNBC: “Teens sending nude photos via cell phones.” Then I read the article. One of the sentences written in the article, was even more shocking than the fact that this is happening. “Many of these pictures are falling into the wrong hands…” (Stephanie Reitz.)  Ummm, excuse me for being old fashioned, but any hands should be considered the wrong hands. What are teens doing sending nude pictures to another person, boyfriend/girlfriend, or not? Whatever happened to courtship, modesty, saving yourself for the right person?
Gone are those days. It …read more

Did you ever think you’d see the day that you’d have to purchase products like Net Nanny to protect your children INSIDE your own home?
I’m so thankful my kids don’t like spending much time on the internet.  Hearing the horrible stories and seeing episodes of Dateline where grown men are being busted approaching 12 and 13-year-old girls online, it simply makes me ill.
I remember a time when my mother could drop me off at the playground and run errands while leaving me for an hour or so at a time.
Are there other products similar to Net Nanny that you’ve found …read more

The new Supernanny.com is up, and it’s looking pretty good. I’ll dig into it over the next few days and let you know what I think. For now I’ll let you know that it’s supposed to redirect to Supernanny.co.uk.