Risky behavior starts young on web—survey
Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five “tweens” admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know.
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‘Parenting 101’ for parents who let children drink
The parents of the 11 children who were shown in a YouTube video drinking liquor last Christmas will have to attend seminars on effective parenting.
CA affirms libel case vs teen blogger for ‘maligning’ another girl
The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld a decision by a Marikina Regional Trial Court (RTC) to proceed with a libel case and the issuance of arrest warrants against a minor and five other persons for alleged defamatory posts on a social networking site.
Video of eagle attacking toddler sparks online buzz
A video of a golden eagle swooping down and snatching a toddler off the ground in Montreal before letting go has sparked an online buzz amid mounting doubts over the authenticity of the footage.
Amazon launches Kindle content service for kids
Amazon is launching a subscription service for children’s games, videos and books aimed at getting more kids to use its Kindle Fire tablet devices.
Learn how to talk to kids on online risks, parents urged
Instead of imposing rules on internet use, parents should communicate with their children to protect them from online risks.
Samsung finds ‘inadequate’ practices in China plants
Samsung Electronics said Monday that a probe of its suppliers in China had found no evidence of alleged child labor, but did uncover some “inadequate” employment practices that needed to be remedied.
Mobile phones boost mother, child health care in 8 PH areas–UNICEF
Mobile phones will scale up the initiatives to monitor maternal and child health care in eight poor municipalities in the Philippines, an official from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said.
US proposes tougher online privacy for children
A US regulator Wednesday proposed tougher standards to protect privacy and collection of data of children using the Internet.
Facebook explores access for kids under 13
Facebook is working on technology that would permit children under the age of 13 to use the social network site with parental supervision, people familiar with the effort said Monday.
The ultimate babysitter? iPads for infants stir debate
Twenty-two-month-old George sits on a tiny blue chair, at a baby-sized desk, playing with a grown-up toy – an iPad, sign of a powerful trend that has set alarm bells ringing among child development experts.
YouTube phenomenon has girls asking: Am I pretty?
The young girl shows off her big, comfy koala hat and forms playful hearts with her fingers as she drops the question on YouTube: “Am I pretty or ugly?”
French pre-schoolers post messages to Twitter
French pre-schoolers near Bordeaux are posting daily updates to the micro-blogging website Twitter under their class’s handle @camusmat04, despite not yet knowing how to read or write.
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