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Teens’ internet activity statistics

All-Spy — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:49:17 +0000

The well known British television psychologist Tanya Byron has something very important to say about teenagers and internet usage. She says: Letting your kids use the web completely unsupervised is like opening your own door and saying ‘They don’t know how to cross the road but they’ll work it out’. Teenagers are increasingly being lured into the alluring world of the internet, where they are willingly revealing personal information to complete strangers, and are completely nonchalant about it. It was previously thought that teenagers were duped into revealing personal information by sexual predators posing as teenagers themselves. But recent studies have shown that in most cases, these teenagers are aware that they are creating online friendships with complete strangers, and chatting with adults more than double their age. In spite of knowing these things, they are blissfully ignorant of the dangers of the internet. In spite of constant parental monitoring, a number of teenagers are falling prey to online sexual predators, and are becoming victims of child abuse. With the advent and widespread usage of social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn and Orkut, teenagers have become more vulnerable to the dangers of the internet.

According to Pew Internet & American Life study, 74% of high school age children in the United States use the Internet regularly. By the time kids reach high school, they’re likely to know as much or more about the Internet than do their parents. Teens use the Internet for schoolwork, communication and social networking, finding and downloading music, playing games, and shopping for everything from clothing to electronics products. But although they know their way around the Internet, they may lack the judgment and emotional maturity to steer clear of trouble. Teens are, after all, children. And children are vulnerable.

The results of a recent survey have brought scary facts to the limelight: Many teens are unconcerned about the dangers of sharing personal info online. A majority of teens (58%) do not think posting photos or other personal info on social networking sites is unsafe. Nearly half of teens (47%) are not worried about others using their personal info in ways they do not want (although that represents a 10-percentage-point improvement over 2006). About half (49%) are unconcerned posting personal info online might negatively affect their future. A large majority of teens (71%) have established online profiles (including those on social networking sites such as MySpace, Friendster and Xanga), up from 61% in 2006. 69% of teens regularly receive personal messages online from people they do not know and most of them do not tell a trusted adult about it. Teens readily post personal information online. 64% post photos or videos of themselves, while more than half (58%) post info about where they live. Females are far more likely than male teens to post personal photos or videos of themselves (70% vs. 58%). Nearly one in 10 teens (8%) has posted his or her cell phone number online. Overall, 19% of teens report they have been harassed or bullied online, and the incidence of online harassment is higher (23%) among 16 and 17 year-olds. Girls are more likely to be harassed or bullied than boys (21% vs. 17%).

The only solution to this frightening problem seems to be proper vigilance, and controlled monitoring of teenager’s online activity. Professor Tanya Byron sums up best by saying “In the end, it’s down to the parents to protect their children, whether it’s online or on the street“.

New generation of cell phone spying

All-Spy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:54:02 +0000

Cell phone spying has become all the rage over the past few years and there are loads of spy phone software to satiate your thirst for spying. Of course, cell phone spying is a much misunderstood concept with people assuming its some sort of device that can be used to crack into any phone. That is just a huge misconception. Cell phone spying essentially means that with the use of the appropriate software, you can keep your mobile in your control.

You have the power to monitor the kind of activity your phone is used for and control it. There is plenty of software available in the market and of course, online as well. Ever snooped through your significant other’s messages or your child’s call list? Well, this software effectively makes it way easier for you to snoop and more exhaustively as well.

Cell phone spying is a popular technique used by employers too for the primary reason of keeping a track on their employee’s activities. Companies often give mobiles to executives and being human, we use it for personal purposes. With the spying software, companies can keep track of how the employee is using the phone and use this information to their advantage by limiting costs. Employers get a good idea of how the phone is being used, how much, where, for what purposes and if the phone is being misused then the employers can take the necessary steps to stop it.
This software is useful for parents who are worried about that their child may be doing drugs or involved in dangerous activities.
And for all the ladies out there whose man may have some issues with fidelity, it is a perfect way to confirm your suspicions.

Cell phone spy software can now be purchased for iPhones, BlackBerry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and even the new Android cell phones. This software on a smartphone also gives out its location so no matter where your child is, you are always aware and this can even potentially save them from dangerous situations. The philandering lover is always on your screen and now you know all his moves.

There are lots of software products but only some of them are worthwhile. Currently, the best spy phone products are Flexispy PRO X, Neo Call and Mobile Spy. For instance, Flexispy PRO X offers a range of features such as secret recording of all text messages, emails and calls, it has GPS tracking, SIM change notification, remote listening and Live call interception which is an un-contended feature right now.

Before you purchase any software make sure to read all the reviews to select the one which suits your phone and the target phone best. Avoid certain typical mistakes such as not reading the refund policy, not verifying supported phone list, whether you can access the target phone, not reading all the installation instructions and of course, choosing the wrong products.

The Positive Effects of Wii Video Games to Your Children

All-Spy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:32:00 +0000

This is not always true that video games downplay the nature of childhood by bringing into exposure a lot of violent activities or a lack of physical activities in their lives. Some video games do tend to be right up the alley of being more hyperactive with action but then there are those positive effects brought through video games as well. There are those video games which bring more laziness and blocks in forming a child to develop social skills. Most video games tend to isolate the player, by hooking him or her onto the mesmerizing maze of the game and not bringing much advanced life skills to learn through these tactics.

But in case of Wii games, these are highly evolved and dense materials which also come with learning systems. When choosing these games your child is encouraged to do more activities on leaving the game. There are always fun ideas and experiments coming to play with these games and a child’s mind is always ready to embark on these new projects. The visual ideals are some of the great ways to bring fun learning of scientific, historical and literary materials.

A child speeds up its cognitive qualities and learns of new things through this way. Understanding these games can be real openings for the young mind and the child is consistently urged to bring new fun and incredible ways to bring to his or her daily activities. There are new activities that are encouraged every day through these new games, forms and activities. Such great materials don’t require supervisions to match what the child is really learning. Great study items and experimental games are always brought every now and then through Wii games. These bring advanced modes of learning and your child would be cut above from the usual rigors that the school teaches. Educational items are always presented in unique ways that bring out some of the best of qualities from the child. These are small changes that you would notice when your child shifts to Wii methods of learning.

Learning has no scope of being boring and even complicated maths or science becomes plain simple to your child. There are many options available when a child is exposed to the Wii patterns of games. If learning literature or history is something your child is having no joy with, there are always new series to experiment with when your child needs solid encouragement. Contrary to many other forms of video games these ones really open up new ideas and consciousness within your child. Since a child is always learning through the educational video games it is always better to choose these ones for your child’s further development than any other ordinary video games.

One can totally turn around the not-so positive effects of video games through the choices made through Wii games and see new and bright changes coming to the child’s day.

Merry Christmas everyone!

All-Spy — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:52:34 +0000

So here it is! Christmas is knocking on our doors and it’s time to enjoy vacation and get fresh forces for the New Year. All-Spy team wishes you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We thank you for your feedback and for being loyal and we hope that New Year will bring happiness and joy in your life.

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

6 ways to find out what someone wants for Christmas

All-Spy — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:12:25 +0000

Around holidays I always find myself at an impasse because I have to buy many gifts and I don’t know always what the other person wants. That’s why I thought of a strategy on how I can “steal some information” and find out which is the “perfect gift”. Now I share with you some of my methods and I hope you will take advantage of them:

Ask his friends on Facebook (or any other social network used) if they have any ideas or if they can do a little digging to find out what he wants.
Ask the family. Parents can always give you a good idea because they know him and they might even know what he doesn’t have.
Remember about things mentioned in past. Maybe someday he told you about a thing he enjoys a lot or about a thing he is planning to buy but he did not get it yet.
Take him to shopping with you and watch out if something catches his attention. If he spends more time looking at a thing ask him if he wants to buy it or if he likes it.
Think about the hobbies he has and what he like to do in spare time. You could buy him something he will enjoy in this time or something related to his hobbies. If you know his style you could get something to wear.
Usually people are searching on the Internet for the stuff they want. So if you could take a quick look on his computer you might find out what he wants for Christmas.

In my opinion if you know that someone very well you will have no problems into finding the right gift. But, if that someone is a colleague or a new friend, that you might need these tips. And if you have other ideas it would be great to share them with us.

10 Reasons Why Programs Can’t Replace Parents

All-Spy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:33:25 +0000

In the modern world children are interested in the life of their favorite heroes from certain cartoons, programs or TV shows. They are in love with their courage, self-confidence and the way of life. Some kids do prefer educational programs. Parents even think such programs are able to teach their children.

Anyway, there are some reasons why programs can’t replace parents. We are to define the most common of them.

Many parents are sure their son or daughter can learn new words better from the programs than from an everyday life. But researches have shown the opposite results. As children who learn new words with their parents are more likely to start talking earlier than those who acquire language skills from certain programs.
Parents are more likely to motivate their kids. This is something programs will never be able to perform.
When a child watches TV he has to understand everything by himself. Certain notions, activities, deeds could be unfamiliar for him. Parents can explain all the new things kids may be unaware of.
In this meaning the children’s upbringing could be controlled. You as a parent can follow your child’s thoughts and help him get acquainted with a new world.
Moreover, children are not able to talk with the heroes of TV programs. They have to think and then ask about something. There is no alive discussion as when dealing with programs. Heroes from TV and people your kids may admire lead monologues with the kids. But dialogues are particularly important for children of any age.
In case your son or daughter does not have many friends he or she has to watch certain games or play with computer. Anyway, nothing could be compared with playing with their mother or father without involving sitting in front of a computer or TV.
In most cases kids just waste their time. They do not get something useful, do not think and do not perform. This time they could spend with their parents.
Nowadays, there is a great number of films that popularize violence and sexual scenes. This will definitely influence a child’s understanding of the world and may lie heavily on their mind. Parents would be able to explain the same but in proper words.
Watching programs or films for a long time may lead to worsening of the eyesight.
And finally, there is no program that can give children love and care parents do. Remember that kids need parental care and attention even if they seem to be self-confident and independent. No matter what age your son or daughter is, he or she has to feel your love all the time.

It would be nice to find out your opinion regarding TV programs and how much time do you allow your child to watch them. What are the reasons why you child is spending more time watching TV than spending time with you and are you going to do something in this matter?

30 safe and fun online games for kids

All-Spy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:49:08 +0000

Every parent has the fear of bad exposure for their kids. The internet is as dangerous as it is useful and you must keep yourself well informed about the kind of places your child might be frequenting online. The usual attractions for kids are the online gaming sites and many of them are not very safe. Personal information might be extracted or other similar evils if you are not careful. Here is a list of thirty websites where your kids can play games and be safe; and this way you can keep a strict eye on them if you are informed about which sites they should be playing on.

Pre Schoolers:

1. Nick.com: This is the site where all your child’s favorite Nickelodeon characters come alive. This site is absolutely safe and offers some of the best and the funniest online games. There are all kinds, from strategy games to action games to simple puzzles and there is something for everybody to enjoy. And the best part is that all these games come with the most popular Nick characters in tow.

2. Colorwithleo.com: This site is perfect if you are looking for a way to keep your small child occupied. It is safe and fun and also educational. The site offers free games for children, all related to learning more about art and drawing. These games are entertaining and enjoyable and help your child get interested in the principles of art.

3. Crazybone.com: this site offers children the opportunity to play loads of free games online and the site is also safe for the benefit of your peace of mind. These games are meant for children of all age groups and your kid is sure to find a few that would quickly become their favorite. There are also other fun activities such as coloring sheets that you could perhaps interest your child in.

4. Funschool.kaboose.com: This is a great site for the whole family to enjoy together and you can also feel safe about leaving your child alone to play on the site. The site is filled with lots of fun arcade style games that are also educational. There are games for pre-school going kids and also older kids, so really it is a site that can be visited by children of all age groups. You could even avail of the coloring pages that are available for print outs for kids.

5. Bubblegum.com: This is an adorable site for kids to play games on. A completely safe site it has cute and fun games for kids of a younger age group . The site is completely interactive and functions as a Bubblegum world where you get to earn Hubba token when you play the games and then you can spend the hubba tokens that you earn in the hubba world of Wrigley’s on the site.

6. Crayola.com/games: yes, you’ve heard the name before, it’s the crayon company and they offer games on their site meant for small kids while they make sure that the site is completely safe for your kids to play on. These are games that are meant for kids between the age groups of three to ten and they can have some great coloring fun.

Kindergarten- Middle school:

7. Agameaday.com: This site is enjoyable for all age groups of children above the age of nine. This website is great for educational purposes as all the games involved are to do with puzzles of various kinds and also many kinds of word games. There are trivia games and crossword puzzles for the little older kids and also games that involve some critical thinking. There is a lot of variety as there is a new game to play on every weekday.

8. Activitytv.com: This is another safe website for children for all ages and would be best suited for your child if they are interested in crafts and arts. There are fun interactive games for teaching origami and even magic and all kinds of other activities. These are educational activities that interest the kids through fun to play games through videos that are broadcast.

9. Chesskids.com: This is the site to go to if you want your child to pick up a great game that works wonders for sharpening the mind. This safe site lets you download a whole series of chess lesson for free and that would not only include fun lessons and tips but also a lot of puzzles and games that would greatly interest your kids. This is great for kids of all age groups above nine.

10. Squiglysplayhouse.com: This site offers numerous games on all kinds of different categories for your children to enjoy. A safe site that offers adventure games, puzzles, arcade games, action games, racing games and more. These games are cute, interesting and fun. There are also cartoon character based games such as those on Scooby Doo and batman and Nancy Drew as well.

11. Cartoonnetwork.com/games: This site is also one of the best protected sites for your child to play on so you do not have to worry about your child’s safety online. There are all categories available for your child’s enjoyment. These are all fun with superb animations and there is a wide choice range for your child. In fact kids of all age groups can play games on this sit. There are cartoon network character based games mostly.

12. Prongo.com: This is again one of those sites that offer games for children along with being educational and a great learning experience at the same time. Children from age three to the age of twelve will enjoy the different kinds of games that are offered on this site. These games are all interactive and educational games that your children will also enjoy playing. You do not have to worry about the safety of this online site.

13. Barbie.com: This is the best site for your daughter to play online. This site offers some great fun games for your daughter to enjoy. The site being perfectly safe it allows your little princess to enjoy herself in the virtual world in these games where she can dress up her doll or design her own home and play all kinds of other games.

14. Disney.com: Disney also offers some great games for children to play. This is also one of the safest sites online to allow your children to frequent and they will enjoy doing so as well. Most of the games that this site offers is for kids under the age of ten and they are all colorful and cute. There are also many educational games that your children will enjoy playing.

Middle school-High school

15. stephen.com/enigma: This game is an absolutely addictive game and is another great option to get your children interested into. A perfectly safe site online, this is an old game where you have to slide the blocks around to form the complete image. From many kinds of picture options to choose, this is a simple game great to sharpen your child’s brain.

16. Funbrain.com: If your kid hates math, this is the site to open up for the sake of your child’s education. Your child is surely going to enjoy all the fun games that are used by the site to help your child understand and cope with math better. There is even a game on car racing based on math. This site is safe and is a great educational site that you should try out immediately for your child.

17. Mazeworks.com: To operate this site you will need to have Java software installed on your computer but it is worth the load. These Java based games and puzzles that are offered by the site are meant for a little older kids but has some amazing games on offer with great graphics and they have made it fun to play. Such games as chess and solitaire and the Tower of Hanoi are perfect for tweens to enjoy.

18. Professorgarfield.org: This site is another fun educational site that was actually designed by teachers to help children educate themselves. They use Garfield as the professor who guides kids around games and educational quizzes and puzzles. But the site is greatly enjoyable all the time also being a learning experience. Your children will surely love the great graphics that are used by this site and you can relax about a good hour spent for your child.

19. Scv.bu.edu/~aarondf/java/battleship.html: This site offers a very interesting game to engage your child in. It works a lot like battleship but is called Armada. This would of course require children older than ten to play the game but the site is safe and is a great strategy game to involve your kids in. The image might take some time to load but it is surely worth the wait.

20. Gamescene.com/asteroid_command.com: If your child is bored of playing all those educational games you might be making him play, here is a safe online site that you can visit to play an interesting action game called Asteroid command. A simple game of shooting asteroids in the air before they crush the earth, it is a fun and harmless game for your child to enjoy for sometime, before you shift back to those educational games again.

21. 2020tech.com/fruit: This site offers the Fruit Game for kids that belong to a more mature age group. The game that you can play on this site is rather tricky but great fun and hugely addictive. There are in fact people from all over the world and belonging to all age groups, from young adults to grown ups who play this game and still can’t get enough of it. Your child will need some getting used to with this game but it is a safe site to play online.

22. Puzzability.com: This is the best site to come to if you want your child to learn from some good word games. The games that this site offers to children are all fun word puzzles based games that are all updated and changed and added with new features regularly. This way your kid will be interested to visit the site more often than most others which offer the same games every week.

23. Gamehouse.com: This is also a safe site that offers numerous games for free for kids to play online. There are educational games and puzzles to solve as well as adventure games that your children can enjoy. You will find here games for kids of all age groups.

24. Habbohotel.com: This game is more to do with the workings of the virtual world where you get to design your own rooms and lead a virtual life with pets and neighbors and the whole nine yards. The game is great for young adults and you may allow a fixed time of the week on the game as it is not greatly educational. However the site is safe and your kids will enjoy.

25. Learningplanet.com: this site is also mainly educational more than anything else, but they employ fun games that your children will want to play to help them learn a lot of fun stuff. To things on Science and also math, your child will have an enjoyable time learning while also playing some of the funniest online games. This is also among the safest sites online.

26. Yahooligans games: These games are actually sponsored by Yahoo and meant especially for children. So you do not have to worry about the safety of your children while they play online as yahoo takes care of that; in fact the interactive chat is also disabled from these games so you do not have to worry about your children bumping into complete strangers online.

27. Scholastic.com/kids/stacks/games: this site is also one of the safest sites to allow your children to play games on. There are some interesting educational games for your children such as writing games etc. that are interesting as well as safe to play online. There are also many arcade games to attract the adventure seeking kids as well.

28. Cyberkids.com: these games sell as casual games and are light and enjoyable games that an entire family can enjoy together. Even if you wish to leave your child alone, the site is perfectly safe so you do not have to worry. There are lots of fun games, some are creative others are plain and pure entertainment.

29. Sodaplay.com: this is one of the best online gaming sites to get your kids involved into if you wish your child’s creative talents to shine. The site uses fun to get your kid to design and build and in fact is as attractive to adults as it is to children. The site other than being greatly helpful is also safe so you do not have to worry when your child is deeply engrossed in the site’s games.

30. Mysterynet.com: what this site attracts children with are their mystery games. These games are for older children but are very interesting. Children get to solve mysteries and take part in similar games that they would not get enough of. The site is safe and also very addictive!

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YOUR kids but not THEIR Internet

All-Spy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:32 +0000

Yes, the internet has its advantages. Imagine how simple an idea it is that your kids can simply type a few words and knowledge about the whole universe is at their finger tips. No matter how exciting it may sound to you from an educational point of view, it is also very exciting for them as they can easily exploit this access to knowledge. What is most important for you to keep a guard over is what your kids see and read and also hear over the internet, and even more importantly who they might meet there and what kind of information about themselves they disclose to those people they meet.

However, you need not panic, there are actually laws that are meant only for the internet and for the safety of your children. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act for instance is one such internet law that allows your children maintain a legal distance from everybody online. This means that nobody is legally allowed to obtain any kind of information from a child online without the consent of the child’s parent or legal guardian. All websites have to adhere to this law regarding the kind of information they might ask from your child for a game or a contest or else they can be sued.

However, as a parent you should keep a strict eye on your child whenever they are online. Worse can be done than just disclosing phone numbers on a website.

10 reasons why parents hate Facebook

All-Spy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:17:16 +0000

You may love it, but your parents hate it, and usually there is nothing you can do about it. If you are trying to figure out why, here are some reasons why they might not altogether be very fond of Facebook.

They tend to believe that any social networking site is like an online dating service and someone so “young” should not be exposed to that.
They would much rather you spend your time reading rather than posting on walls.
Most people tend to dislike whatever they don’t understand.
They probably think that Facebook is a dangerous place where strangers could intrude on your privacy.
If your parents are religious, they probably think Facebook is evil and it takes you farther away from God.
Parents might dread that you would get addicted to Facebook and be online all the time, at the cost of your normal life and family-time.
They might also feel that you are shutting them from your personal life, which also means that you have a personal life which you don’t want to talk to them about.
They may also feel that your personal life and pictures should not be on display publicly.
They might think that you would start neglecting your studies because of all the time that you spend on Facebook.
Also, chances are that somebody is feeding them negative information and all the cons about Facebook which makes them dread it more.

If you are a parent, tell me, what is your impression regarding Facebook?