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Where You Want To Be A Part Of The Hood! And Neighbors, Friends, And Families Are The Best Part! The CyberHood Watch Partners, Dave & Bill, invite you to join their friends and families in our CyberHood Watch live radio show, every Tuesday morning at 11:00 am MST... Join Dave & Bill as they discuss the Internet security issues of the day relating to your children, families, homes, PC's and mobile communication devices in our CyberHood Watch new Net-Generation of technology, where we all find ourselves as part of the 21 century.
Date / Time: 3/5/2008 7:17 AM UTC
And While We’re At It, Let’s Strike From The Language “Stranger-Danger”
Sometimes it just happens but, I will always remember its called Take 25. The idea is to Take 25 and talk 25 minutes with your children regarding their safety online and offline.
The CyberHood Watch was pleased to have Nancy McBride, National Safety Director of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) as our guest. Ms. McBride has been with the Adam Walsh Center since its inception in 1981.
The other side of the world is not some far away place anymore. Your neighborhood is now your CyberHood. And when it comes to cybertravel your kids have more mileage points than the most adults. The trouble is they are kids and they are traveling alone unsupervised. And they are traveling into unsavory neighborhoods that have the appeal of a home away from home. Inviting... but to what?
We shared the story of how we make sure our kids receive adequate training before they get their drivers license. And the day they pass their test and set out alone behind the wheel, we as parents hold our breaths for a safe return. Now years later we will still say, as they walk out the door, “Be careful out there”. However, when our children walk over to their computer we don’t ask if they have adequate training or remind them to be careful out there on the Cyber-highway.
When the comment was brought up about having kids go through some sort of training, Nancy informed our listeners that there was indeed a program, specifically for that purpose. It’s called NetSmartz Kids and was developed for kids K through 17. Participants receive diplomas and commit to safety pledges and practice safe habits. Better yet, while developing responsible cybercitizens, it also instills a sense of achievement and creates CyberSavvy kids.
Take 25 is the travel guide to equip parents and guardians on how to become a proactive force for their children's safety. It's not the responsibility of the child to police their safety; they are young minds incapable of discerning between an adult with good intentions or devious intentions. Take 25 is building a community of good trusted adults joining forces to provide a safe environment for our children.
When Ms. McBride was asked, what would be the one thing you would like to see happen if you could make it so, Nancy was adamant that it would be to strike from the English language the phrase, “Stranger-Danger”. McBride said that it was outdated and totally ineffective to help kids to be safe – “Kids don’t get it”.
The problem with “Stranger Danger” is that it eliminates a whole group of people that could help a child if they were in need of help. McBride pointed out the incident that incurred in the Mountains of Utah in 2005 when a young boy who was lost evaded the search and rescue team because he believed the “Stranger Danger” concept. McBride went on to say that the dangers to children are greater from within their own circle of familiar individuals.
Be sure to visit Take25.org and be sure to celebrate National Missing Children’s Day on May 25th 2008
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