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Protecting Your Children from Identity Thieves

Identity theft doesn’t just hit adults. Children are especially vulnerable to it, since they have clean credit and financial histories and no background information or signature on file. This makes it easy for thieves to take out credit and loans in a child’s name. In most cases, the victims and their families never even realize that there is an issue until the child becomes an adult and pursues his or her own credit and financial footprint. Then it becomes obvious: years of bad debt, defaulted loans and possibly a criminal background. The web of identity-related issues can be ponderous and … Continue reading →

What’s a Parent to Do?

How often do you think twice about allowing your child to ride his bike to a friend’s home, around the block, or to the corner store? On a typical day (you know, the one that includes doing the laundry with one hand, carrying a cranky baby in the other, loading the dishwasher with your left foot while balancing on the right, and using your teeth to mend a stuffed toy) I would guess the majority of parents are simply happy that at least one child has found something to pass the time… and isn’t it a shame he can’t take … Continue reading →

Protect Your Kids! Cell Phones and Predators

Cell phones provide an easy path to your child from sexual predators. You should know how to protect them. Most parents know all about children, sexual predators and the Internet. We protect our children by installing firewalls and monitoring software and blocking software. We keep the computer in a communal area of the house and watch our kids when they are online. We think that we have done everything we can to create a wall between predators and our kids. But one think we fail to do, by the thousands, is to protect them from predators getting in through their … Continue reading →

Shielding Your Child From Bad TV

Are you sick of walking into the family room to see your 11-year-old engrossed in a movie featuring blood, guts, and scantily clad women? If you answered “yes”–you’ll be happy to know that you aren’t alone… and help is on the way. Broadcasters and other entertainment providers are teaming up to unveil a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at teaching parents how to shield their kids from objectionable television shows. According to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), part of the $300 million dollar campaign includes humorous public service announcements which urge parents to “visit a website that offers … Continue reading →