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Do you remember the “Think B4 U post!” campaign launched this year to help children use the Internet safely? (Read about it here if you don’t.) We think that it will soon be necessary to launch another one, not in virtual but in offline reality: “Think B4 U buy!”

Do you remember the last time you checked the nutrition facts on food with attractive and child-oriented packages? Be sure to do this next time you shop, because not all that glitters is gold. “Yale Study Finds More Licensed Characters and Other Packaging Promotions Used to Market Less Nutritious Foods to Kids,” according to ArticleAnt.com.

According to a study conducted by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity (Yale University), from 2006 to 2008 “the number of products with youth-oriented cross-promotions increased by 78%,” and “only 18% of products met accepted nutrition standards for foods sold to youth,” Public Health Nutrition informs us in its March 2010 issue.

Don’t allow promoters and advertisers to pull one over on you! Driving Kids, an online game for the smart kids of smart parents, hopes that you act smart. The next time you see attractive snack packaging with a character your children adore, don’t hurry to put it into your shopping cart: be sure to find out what’s really inside the packaging first!

Kids’ online safety definitely worries responsible parents and teachers. At the end of February, this topic was brought up by various media from different angles.

9news.com published the article “Advice for parents who post kids’ pictures online.” FoxIllinois.com shared content supplied by SpringfieldMoms.org, giving “some tips and resources to help you keep your kids safe” in the article “Cyber Space Safety Tips.” The Christian Science Monitor focused on the problem of parent and teacher responsibility for children’s Internet safety, wondering “Whose job to teach kids about it?”

And that’s only the tip of the iceberg. We keep a close eye on this topic, don’t worry: we’ll keep you informed. On an optimistic note, we offer you and your children an Online Safety Quiz: your kids will receive useful tips for improving their online behavior.

What aspect of online safety for kids would you like us to cover? Let’s work together!

Internet was everywhere on February 9, 2010: Safer Internet Day was celebrated this day in at least 60 countries.

Safer Internet Day’ mission – “to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world,” written on initiative website saferinternet.org. Campaign launched this year – “Think B4 U post!” – aims to help youngsters be in safe in the Internet. “Children and teenagers should be made aware that they can control their online identity,” was summed up on saferinternet.org.

How much do you know about your kids’ activities in the web? Do you worry about your kids when they’re online? What do you do to protect your little one from inappropriate content or company? Please join our discussion!

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