Kid Chat KIDS OPT TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANONYMOUS COMPUTER CHAT
There was something strange in the message that Surfer alias Jeff Caplan received from his computer keypal, Floppy Disk. Finally, it hit him: Floppy Disk was a girl. ``It was just something she said about baseball that tipped me off. She didn't know something that a boy would have known,'' said Jeff, 13, the left-fielder on a Pembroke Pines, Fla., team with a 27-0 record.But that's when they really started...
Kid Chat Family topics abound in link-heavy Web site
How can parents find safe, reliable and useful Web sites? By using the right Web search engine and home page, like the new FamilySeek site from InfoMedia Inc. (www.familyseek.com). InfoMedia Inc._which is a family-oriented Internet content provider that already works with the WorldVillage family of sites, as well as The IdeaBox (www.theideabox.com) and Toylab_is providing FamilySeek as a free Internet directory and search engine devoted to parenting, pregnancy and family Web sites.The home...
Kid Chat Police warn of Web of danger
CLARINGTON - The Internet does not create pedophiles, but it is an enormous hunting ground for them so parents need to take an interest in their child's Internet activity, warn child exploitation and pornography professionals. " Parents need to be extra cautious with kids and open access to the Internet," says Detective Sergeant Paul Gillespie. "We have to hit kids early with safety issues and the Internet."Det. Sgt. Gillespie and...
Kid Chat Rape reported at Conroe High Precautions taken as police investigate
CONROE - An extra police officer was assigned to Conroe High School after the reported rape of a student on campus, school officials said Thursday. Officials are offering a $1,000 reward for information about three school-age boys who might have been involved, said Bill Harness, chief of the Conroe Independent School District police.Harness said interviews with the victim indicated the rape occurred before lunch Oct. 23, but he declined to say where on campus it happened. The incident was...
