Welcome to the Pack 81 Parent Page!
Answers to popular FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) will
be posted here as well as important links to information that you, as a
parent/guardian, should have.
Current Safe Surf Tip
Think it might be fun for your son to have his own e-mail
address? Think about this... as a test, I created free e-mail
accounts on several sites, I never enrolled them on any other sites.
And yet I still started to receive SPAM (and much of it was entirely
inappropriate for a young boy's eyes!). If you really want the kids to
have their own e-mail addresses, be prepared to monitor the incoming mail!
By the way... what is SPAM, you ask? We aren't
talking about that ham-wannabe stuff that comes in those sardine tins that
cut up your hands.. This is much worse! This is unwanted,
unsolicited e-mail. Frequently these annoying messages have a link to
click to "unsubscribe". Beware... these are frequently a smoke-screen.
By clicking the link, you have actually validated the e-mail address for the
owner of the site. This problem is bad enough that Congress is already
involved... so it should be solved for sure in about 20-25 years!!!
Have a topic to suggest? Let me know!!!
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the Cubmaster...
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have been meaning to ask?
Click on the "ask the cubmaster"
logo, and ask away!
In accordance with Megan's Law,
the NJ State Police maintain an Internet registry of known sex offenders
and/or sexual predators. The information contained on that site is for
use expressly as a means of protecting yourself and those in your care.
As of this writing, I am happy to report that no entries exist in the
registry for Hillsdale or Westwood! Check the site regularly to
keep yourself up to date.
Click
here to view the registry
Previous Safe Surf Tips
Be aware of what sites your kids visit on the web.
You might leave them on a nice safe site, but with a few innocent clicks of
the mouse, they could find themselves in very unfriendly places on the web.
Pop-up ads are a constant source of concern, because they come out of
nowhere and frequently link to sites that are definitely not where we want
our kids surfing!
The rule of thumb is, if you don't have "Surf-Watch" or
"Net-Nanny" running, you should be prepared to keep an eye on the action!
And as always... Beware the chat rooms!
Predators abound on the web...
IM is the latest wave to take the web. There are
several flavors (ICQ, Yahoo-Chat, MSN-Chat, & AIM).
Instant Messaging is a great way to communicate, but do it safely!
Never give out information like your full name, phone number or address,
unless you REALLY know them (not just "talk to them online a lot..").
IM has given way to a whole new language:
BTW - By the way...
LOL - laughing out loud
ROFL - Rolling on floor laughing
BRB - Be right back
TTYL - Talk to you later
... and hundreds more!...
Heard one you can't figure out? Ask the CubMaster!!!!
