Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Holidays and Such

A last minute reminder for Book Group tomorrow, Wednesday, November 20th at 7pm at Janis Curran's House. Her address is 2137 Stone Canyon Circle. We will be discussing "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly! Come join us and talk about the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. 

There is definitely some great things coming up in December and we are so excited. The ward Christmas Party will be Monday, December 9th at the Church. Also the Relief Society Dinner and Program will be so fantastic this year. We will be celebrating all of the women in Christ's life and of course Him. Come and enjoy an amazing meal and night with the sisters. The night will be Wednesday, December 11th at 6:30pm. It will be held at the Crimson Ridge Building. 

If you missed it...Here are some pictures from the last activity. We had a great time sharing experiences about Visiting Teaching while taking "flight." Sorry I didn't get pictures with everyone there. I promise lots of people showed up. We had a great time!






Sunday, November 3, 2013

Protecting Our Children from Online Dangers

“Parents are the weak link in the chain when it comes to protecting their children.”
— Donna Rice Hughes President & CEO, Enough is Enough






 How to Hide it from Mom & Dad 




  • 53 percent = number of teens that clear their browser history to keep web visits off the record
  • 46 percent = number of teens that close/minimize their browser when a parent walks near (to hide the web site)
  • 34 percent = number of teens that hide or delete instant messages or videos
  • 23 percent = number of teens that lie or omit discussing details with parents about online activity
  • 23 percent = number of teens that use a PC their parents don't check
  • 21 percent = number of teens that use an Internet-enabled mobile device
  • 20 percent = number of teens that use privacy settings to make web content viewable only by friends
  • 20 percent = number of teens that use private browsing modes or proxy web sites (which are free)
  • 15 percent = number of teens that create a private email address unknown to their parents
  • 15 percent = number of teens that have received sexually suggestive images through a text
  • 9 percent = number of teens that create a duplicate or fake social network profiles and share one of them with parents



       Monitor Social




         Prevention and Protection




          More Ways to Help

          • View reports from filters
          • Log into their social networks and friend your children on these services. Many have very detailed privacy settings. Depending on the network, you will find different things about your children.
          • Never give your children the password or restriction codes. Change them often.
          • Get the passwords from your kids for all apps and services
          • Perform random checks weekly
            • Over shoulder
            • Look at app history on mobile device
            • Look at texts
            • Look at browsing history
          • Set Parental Controls on ALL electronic devices
          • Know what they download - books, music, movies, apps, etc....
          • Restrict times & places (in the open with people around) that kids can use the electronic devices
          • Place computers in public area
          • Take electronic device away at night - have the charging station next to Mom & Dad
          • If they want to find it, they will..... therefore, above all, EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN