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Children, Risk and Safety on the Internet
As internet use is extending to younger children, there is an increasing need for research focus on the risks young users are experiencing, as well as the opportunities, and how they should cope. With expert contributions from diverse disciplines and a uniquely cross-national breadth, this timely book examines the prospect of enhanced opportunities for learning, creativity and communication set against the fear of cyberbullying, pornography and invaded privacy by both strangers and peers. Based on an impressive in-depth survey of 25,000 children carried out by the EU Kids Online network, it offers wholly new findings that extend previous research and counter both the optimistic and the pessi...
Children and the Internet
A major new contribution to the hot topic of children and the internet from one of the world's leading researchers in this area. It considers children's everyday practices of internet use in relation to the complex socio-cultural conditions of contemporary childhood.
Is your child safe online?
Is your child safe online? Do you know what information they access on a daily basis? The chances are that you are like most parents and the answer is 'no' or, at best, 'I'm not sure'. These days, our kids are more internet-savvy than we are - they know how to unblock privacy settings or get around simple parental controls. Yet more and more frequently there are stories in the news about children being victims of internet crime; whether through Facebook party invites, cyber-bullying or, worse, child grooming. But what can we do about it? As parents, we have a duty to understand the different media our children use and put in place boundaries and guidelines to protect them. Is Your Child Safe...
The Internet for Kids
A simple introduction to the Internet, the worldwide network of computers that communicate with each other, and its many uses.
Cyberkids
Draws together research in the sociology of childhood and social studies of technology to explore children's experiences in the information age. Addresses key policy debates about social exclusion, identity, friends and family.
Kids Online
As the internet and new online technologies are becoming embedded in everyday life, there are increasing questions about their social implications and consequences. This text addresses these risks in relation to children.
Children in the Online World
What is online risk? How can we best protect children from it? Who should be responsible for this protection? Is all protection good? Can Internet users trust the industry? These and other fundamental questions are discussed in this book. Beginning with the premise that the political and democratic processes in a society are affected by the way in which that society defines and perceives risks, Children in the Online World offers insights into the contemporary regulation of online risk for children (including teens), examining the questions of whether such regulation is legitimate and whether it does in fact result in the sacrifice of certain fundamental human rights. The book draws on repre...
The Internet
"I am afraid people are seeing that video", thinks Jennie, a 12-year-old child pornography victim, a thought she has every day she wakes up. "What has that bully said online today to make me want to kill myself?", thinks a 13-year-old victim of bullying, contemplating suicide. "I sent my nude to that man on the game - hope he doesn't share it. I will be in deep trouble", thinks an 8-year-old. Do their parents or caregivers know? Would you want to know if your child is being targeted by predators? A bully or victim? Suicidal? Thinking of killing someone? How can children be supervised online in a proactive approach to avoid such negative consequences? Charlene Doak-Gebauer has developed a use...
Parenting High-Tech Kids
For today's kids, technology is now an essential and everyday part of childhood and household life. A sweeping guide to the world of online communications, social media, and high-tech devices, Parenting High-Tech Kids offers modern families a better approach to staying safely connected - and all the hottest new tips, tools, and tricks they need to stay one step ahead of the game. Covering a comprehensive range of topics from online safety and privacy to social network usage, screen time, and the proper age to put high-tech devices in children's hands, Parenting High-Tech Kids offers real-world solutions and advice for making technology a more positive part of children's lives by providing answers to tough technology questions such as: - CELL PHONES: When will your child be ready to have one? - SOCIAL MEDIA: What's OK to share? - CYBERBULLYING: What happens now? - SCREEN TIME: How much is appropriate for your child? - ONLINE SAFETY + PRIVACY: How can you keep children safe online?
Born Digital
"An excellent primer on what it means to live digitally. It should be required reading for adults trying to understand the next generation." -- Nicholas Negroponte, author of Being Digital The first generation of children who were born into and raised in the digital world are coming of age and reshaping the world in their image. Our economy, our politics, our culture, and even the shape of our family life are being transformed. But who are these wired young people? And what is the world they're creating going to look like? In this revised and updated edition, leading Internet and technology experts John Palfrey and Urs Gasser offer a cutting-edge sociological portrait of these young people, ...
