 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
TextED
Common Sense Media says
Texting safety site serves up smart, teen-friendly advice.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this Canadian site is a valuable resource for any teen who texts, tackling topics like healthy relationships, gossip, and harassment in an engaging and age-appropriate way. Comments and other user-generated content is reviewed by site administrators before it's posted. Visitors can register, but no personal information is required.
Is it any good?
Canada’s TextED takes a comprehensive approach to addressing the potential pitfalls of texting. In addition to covering basic safety, privacy, and legal concerns, the site delves deep into what it means to be a good friend and what qualities are important in healthy relationships. (The bottom line is respect.) There’s a good mix of expert advice and activities that encourage teens to reflect on the consequences of certain behaviors and share their experiences. As a result, the site gets its messages across without sounding preachy or using scare tactics.
Online interaction: Users can submit comments, but they're moderated before being posted. Comments are generally positive and helpful.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about guidelines for cell phone use and texting. What's the right age to get a cell phone? What's a reasonable amount of time to spend on it? Our Cell Phone Tips breaks down the issues by age.
Families can talk about texting gone wrong. What would you do if someone was harassing you or spreading gossip about you? Have you ever spilled a friend's secrets or bullied someone?
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i love it ithink really great. all my friends & i joined
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iffy for 11 but older is fine
its okay but kinda boring it dosent have much to it exept one fun game
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Good Texting Advice
This site is endorsed by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and Cybertip Canada (which protects kids from online sexual exploitation). It has a positive overall message and their intention is to properly educate kids about the do's and don'ts of texting. They offer kids real life scenerios to see how they would respond to questionable or inappropriate texts. It is very much like a texting training ground, and it is done in a clean and unthreatening manner. Some of the older more seasoned kids may find this site boring, but it still can offer help. I recommended it for kids who are just getting cell phones as a guide of what to do and what not to do when texting.
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its alright
This can be helpful to first timers but its nothing new to us older people :) its ok i guess..
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Terrible advice for any age.
Nannyish, out of date, and generally bad advice. In terms of age appropriateness, there's nothing wrong here, but it is very bad advice.
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kids not to do
i think drinking is bad u need to not do. it my mom 1/2 family does that. my uncle had a kid he is not allowed to see her cuz he was drinking and doing drugs. and now she is 11 and he has not seen her four 10 years that alot. now the dad she has now she thinks he is he real dad and it not. so dont drink u are probably asking how can drinking tern to this well if u drink or do drug u will not now what your doing your brain will be taking over and he go in jail and he was in there so meney times he got no chance of seeing her :)
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