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Parent Tips
1. Limit your teen’s time spent online, and put computers in a common area of the house.
2. Learn about the digital devices your teen uses.
3. Visit your teen’s Web site or personal blog.
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Digital Monitoring Resources for Parents Tools to Aid Parents with Digital Monitoring
Click here for credible, user-friendly sites that can give you further digital monitoring advice. Here are some easy and effective ways to monitor your teen’s online activities.
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Digital Technology 101

This crash course in the most popular communication tools used by teens today offers guidance and advice to help parents monitor their teen’s activities on these devices.Begin Course

Crash Course For Parents An introduction to your teen and the technology world.
Social Networking Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook are popular online hotspots. Find out why teens are so hooked.
Cell Phones Cell phone technology now allows teens to stay connected with friends and family, but can also be easily misused. Find out how.
Instant Messaging How much do you know about IM’ing? Do you know who is on your teen’s buddy list? Not sure what a buddy list is? Read more.
Real Teen Stories

"My cell phone was the most important tool for me to get drugs. I kept all of my drug dealers’ names in my phone book on my cell phone and I would sometimes put them under other names so nobody could find out."
   Amy, Age 17 Amy’s Story

"In the past, the internet was a valuable resource for me when it came to drugs. I was always searching for new ways to get high."
   Sean, Age 17 Sean’s Story

“At the time, I was visiting a lot of chat rooms, meeting druggie guys, and they would IM me asking if I drank or got high. I didn’t think too much about giving them my cell phone number.”
   Cheyenne, Age 14 Cheyenne's Story

More Teen Stories

Social Networking Sites
Discerning fact from fiction is getting harder and harder these days.  If you think it’s tough, imagine how your teen feels. 

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Internet Lingo
Do you feel like your teen is talking and writing in a different language sometimes? They probably are if they text message and IM friends. Learn their language.

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In the News
From IM’ing and iPods to texting and MySpace.com, how do you measure up against your teen on technology?

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