During her time on the stage at TED, Adora advocated a sort of “Kid’s Rights” sentiment, arguing that adults should take young people more seriously and be more interested in learning from kids to foster a more reciprocal relationship between age groups. She says that because kids tend to be less constrained by social norms than adults as we get older, young people can often offer a unique and perhaps more creative, out-of-the-box approach to problems.
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The Youngest Speaker at TED Advocates “Kid’s Eye View”
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Tags: ageism, kids, TED
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Free guide – How to keep your teen safe on the Internet
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online
This free guide from OnGuardOnline.gov tells parents and teachers what they need to know to talk to kids about issues like
cyberbullying, sexting, mobile phone safety, and protecting the family computer.
I’ve taken a look at this guide and like it. It’s sensible, straight-forward, and best of all, not fear-based. It contains positive messages about Internet use and real facts (what a concept!) It addresses parents of teens, who need different information than younger children.
Best of all, it’s FREE. You can order the print version of Net Cetera in English or Spanish. If you need lots of them, for your whole school, for example, bulk orders are available from the government printing office. Yes, your tax dollars being used for something useful!
Other links:
- Download a PDF of the guide
- Download a Net Cetera PowerPoint for presenting to groups
- Get a button for your website or blog
There is a nice article about it in the The Christian Science Monitor if you need more information.
Sylvia
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