Big Kid

Facebook Pedophile Hoax Spreads Fear to Parents

Posted by Catherine Crawford
on Aug 30, 2010 at 5:45 PM

If you're a parent with an active Facebook account, or really anyone who uses FB, there’s a good chance you’ve been sent the following message:

"ATTENTION!!!!!!!!! Do not join the group currently on Facebook with the title "Becoming a Father or Mother was the greatest gift of my life." It is a group of Pedophiles trying to access your photos. This was on Fox News at 5. Please copy and post!!! Let's keep our children safe.”

I’m pretty stingy with my group joining (and when I do, it’s usually something cantankerous like "I Hate Cilantro"), so the first time I received this message I ignored it. However, when I got the post from a third friend, I thought it was worth checking out. If this group really preys on the cute photos of my friends’ kids, I shouldn’t stand around and let it continue.

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Love & Sex

Husband Caught Cheating via Facebook -- And Marrying Another Woman!

Posted by Sheri Reed
on Aug 5, 2010 at 4:17 PM

lynn france facebook betrayal

Lynn France found 200 photos of her husband John France romantically involved with another woman via Facebook -- romantically involved in a marriage ceremony with the other woman, that is! OMG!

Catching your spouse cheating via Facebook is a devastating experience, I imagine, but catching your spouse marrying someone else via Facebook! Good God!

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Love & Sex

Could the Facebook Fast Help Your Marriage?

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on Aug 3, 2010 at 11:33 AM

National Facebook FastIf only my divorced friends knew all it took to fix your relationship was a day without Facebook.

That's essentially what Pastor Kerry Shook and wife Chris are peddling with the National Facebook Fast.

Suggest the founders of Woodlands Church, a worship place so giant it has five campuses (four in Texas, one online), "Participants pledge to refrain from Facebook, Twitter, texting, and email and spend time getting face-to-face in the relationships that matter most to them."

Is it me, or would this thing ring truer if the National Facebook Fast didn't have its own Facebook page?

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Technology

Beyond Facebook: Top 5 Social Networking/Community Sites for Parent to Watch

Posted by Sheri Reed
on Jul 25, 2010 at 6:19 PM

kid laptop internetA recent Nielsen study revealed some interesting facts about teens and the web, including the fact that 90% of U.S. teens now have access to the web at home and that the average teen is spending upwards of 24 hours a month online. With summer here, it's no doubt a peak time for kids to run amok on the internet.

While there are plenty of harmless and even fun and useful ways for kids to use the internet, parents need to make sure their teens understand what sites to stay away from and how to keep themselves safe online. After all, Facebook is just the beginning of sites that can get kids into unwanted trouble or unsafe situations.

Today, Catalin Cosoi, a senior researcher for the online safety company BitDefender, provides some great insight into the top social networking/community sites that parents need have on their radar.

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Healthy Living

5 Facebook Friends to Dump Right Now

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on Jul 21, 2010 at 4:55 PM

Unfriend someone on FacebookFacebook gets a lot of credit for changing our lives -- reconnecting adopted kids with their bio parents, giving moms an outlet for their poopy diaper stories, and of course giving single people everywhere another medium to find a date.

But for all the times Facebook is good for you, sometimes those Facebook friends are sucking the life right out of you.

Simply put: They're bad for your health.

Here's who to dump ... right NOW.

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Teen

Two Teen Girls Use Facebook to Rob a House

Posted by Sheri Reed
on Jul 15, 2010 at 1:54 PM

unlocked door chainI've always been cautious about mentioning on Facebook when I'll be on vacation or going out of town -- yes, even to my "friends" who I'm pretty sure aren't felons. But this recent news story is exactly why.

Two teen girls used information gathered on another girl's Facebook to find out when her family's house would be empty -- and then burglarized it!

Are your Facebook-loving teens putting your home in danger? All it takes is one mention about the family trip to Disneyland, right?

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Pregnancy

5 Fun Ways to Announce Your Pregnancy on Facebook

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on Jul 6, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Big SisterThere's been a lot of debate lately on whether it's appropriate to announce your pregnancy to the world on Facebook.

But setting the controversy aside, the fact is people are doing it.

A LOT of people.

But like Sasha's headline pointed out last week, there's a right way and then there's a status update that says 6 cm dilated and screaming like hell!

We're not suggesting the latter, but what CAN you do?

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Teen

Alcohol Pushed to Kids on Facebook and What the FTC Is Doing About It

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on Jul 2, 2010 at 11:45 AM

coors lightParents, it's time to stop worrying about perverts on Facebook.

And start worrying about the marketers. The alcohol marketers.

If your child signs on to Facebook today and enters their real age -- anything under 21 -- there's nothing to stop them from "liking" an alcoholic beverage company and essentially signing themselves up for a constant stream of in-your-face advertising from said company in their Facebook stream.

It's becoming a big enough problem that the folks at the Federal Trade Commission have made social marketing by alcohol companies their biggest issue for an upcoming report to Congress.

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Entertainment

Facebook: 8 Reasons Why 20-Something Moms Don't Need a Guide

Posted by Jennie Canzoneri
on Jun 27, 2010 at 8:30 AM


My Facebook page
Sure, as a twenty-something mom, I'm not quite as cool as I once was. I may not understand the appeal of Justin Bieber or even what he does (does he sing? act? is he on the Disney channel?), but I do know how to use Facebook without the help of a guide. Here's why...

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Teen

5 Rules When Friending Your Kid on Facebook

Posted by Sheri Reed
on Jun 25, 2010 at 3:45 PM

teen girl laptop computerSure, Facebook can be a great place for your kid to interact and socialize with friends, but it can get ugly in there and fast.

I just read this piece on Daily Mail called "The horrifying week I spent spying on my 11-year-old daughter's Facebook page," which pretty much gave every reason I need to believe that friending your kid -- younger teens in particular -- on Facebook is a good idea (and that 11-year-olds shouldn't be on Facebook to begin with -- it's not legal and they're too young).

But just because you friend your kid doesn't mean you have to become a nuisance. You need to stay cool (so your son or daughter can stay cool too). Here are five rules to follow when friending your kid on Facebook.

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