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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

OMG-WTH Do You Know What Your Kids Are Saying Online?

If you have no idea what your kids are saying in text messages, IMs or emails, you are not alone. To help parents identify potentially dangerous internet risks, TrueCare, a provider of a comprehensive Internet monitoring service for parents, to announced the availability of a new eBook titled “IDK (I don’t know) What My Kids Are Saying Online”

This free ebook, available for download from the TrueCare.net website, includes some of the most commonly used online abbreviations used by kids when they instant message, email or chat online using social networking websites. But be warned, some of the abbreviations are not for children. The ebook includes a number of abbreviations that may be warning signs that your kids are chatting with strangers or engaging in dangerous online behavior.

“Parents have a responsibility to know what their children are doing and saying online,” said David Barker, spokesperson for TrueCare.net. “At TrueCare, our primary concern is keeping children safe from the dangers of online social networking. We’ve released I Don’t Know What My Kids Are Saying Online because we want to give parents easy access to this ever-changing language, so they can decode what their kids are saying to their friends.”

Parents can download a copy of this free eBook at: www.truecare.net/idk

Some of most popular codes kids use when texting and chatting might surprise you. Did you know that MOS means “Mom over Shoulder?” Here are a few other abbreviations you might not know:
  • CD9 means “Parents are Around”
  • ASL means “Age, Sex and Location?”
  • DOC means “Drug of Choice”
  • MIRL means “Meet in Real Life”
TrueCare is easy to use, respects the child’s privacy and offers parents valuable resources for protecting their children against online dangers like predators, cyber bullying, and harmful posts which could damage their reputation.

For more information on the company and its services please visit www.truecare.net or call 1-877-368-6390

About TrueCare
 TrueCare developed this best-of-breed service, in conjunction with parents as a way to effectively monitor their child’s online social networking activity without invading their child’s privacy.  TrueCare helps parents identify potential online dangers and keep an open dialog with their children about their online safety. For more information please contact TrueCare at 1-877-368-6390 or visit them online at www.truecare.net. 


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