XXXChurch: Parents - Resources
BOOKS
Dirty Little Secret by Craig Gross
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Questions You Can't Ask Your Mama by Craig Gross
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X3 Church Recovery Workbook Young Men by Richard Blankenship, M.Ed.
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X3 Church Recovery Workbook Young Women by Heath B. Wise
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The Game Plan by Joe Dallas
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Every Young Man’s Battle by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker
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Myspace Unraveled by Larry Magid and Anne Collier
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SOFTWARE
Accountability Software AND Filtering: X3watch
Parental Control Software
WEBSITES
» ConnectSafely.com: ConnectSafely is for parents, teens, educators, advocates - everyone engaged in and interested in the impact of the social Web. ConnectSafely also has all kinds of social-media safety tips for teens and parents, the latest youth-tech news and many other resources. ConnectSafely.org is a project of Tech Parenting Group, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
» www.x3pure.com: Online workshop designed for parents to enjoy in the privacy of your home. The workshop is full of life and humor, with an emphasis on application taught by Dave and Ann Wilson.
» www.thinkuknow.com: Filled with age-based advice for kids, teens, parents, mentors and teachers about how to stay safe online, on social networking sites and mobile devices, this educational initiative by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre is a great resource for tackling the sexual abuse of children and for addressing online safety.
» www.safefamilies.org: Includes online safety workshops for parents, guidelines for social networking and sample family safety pledges, along with anti-porn toolkits and other resources addressing sex addiction and recover.
» www.wiredsafety.org: A US charity operating to provide one-to-one help, extensive information and education to cyberspace users of all ages on a myriad of Internet and interactive technology safety, privacy and security issues.
» www.familyfirst.net: Organization focused on strengthening the family by establishing the family as a top priority in people’s lives and by promoting principles for building marriages and supporting raising children.
» www.internetsafety101.org: Enough Is Enough’s award-winning educational website, DVD teaching series and workbook resources to educate, equip and empower parents and other caring adults with the knowledge and resources to protect kids from online pornography, sexual predators, cyberbullies and other online dangers.
» www.theporntalk.com: A resource made up of family life experts, professional counselors, pastors, parents and teens dedicated to helping parents address the issue of pornography and Internet dangers. Their goal is to help support parents as they communicate with their kids specifically about pornography.
» www.cp80.org: CP80 educates policy makers, parents and the media about the harmful impact of pornography on children, families and society.
» www.netfamilynews.org: NetFamilyNews serves as a “community newspaper” about all issues regarding digital citizenship and online safety. NetFamilyNews is based on the premise that informed, engages parenting is essential to kids’ constructive use of technology. They include a newsletter, daily blog and newsfeed.
» www.ikeepsafe.com: A coalition of policy leaders, law enforcement leaders, technology experts that track global trends and issues surrounding technology and its impact on children. Ikeepsafe also has resources online for parents, educators and communities about preventing online abuse.
» www.webwisekids.org: Web Wise Kids provides unique and effective resources to equip young people to safely use and enjoy the latest technologies. Their programs prepare kids to be their own first lines of defense so they can confidently explore the best that the Internet has to offer.
Online Abuse Reporting and Information
The Cyber Tipline: The mission of the organization is to serve as the nation’s resource on the issues of missing and sexually exploited children. The organization provides information and resources to law enforcement, parents, children including child victims as well as other professionals. To report child abuse, child pornography or if you think your child is being targeted by an online predator, contact them and your local authorities immediately.
» www.cybertipline.com
Virtual Global Task Force: Seeks to build an effective, international partnership of law enforcement angencies, non-government organizations and industry to help protect children from online abuse. VGT seeks to make the Internet a safer place, to identify, locate and help children at risky and to hold perpetrators to account for their actions.
» www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com
Stop Cyber Bullying: Provides information about protecting kids from cyberbullying and reporting online abuse.
» www.stopcyberbullying.org
ARTICLES
PDF Download » Connect Safely: A Parent's Guide to Facebook
US News and World Reports - Myspace and Social Networking » www.usnews.com
USA Today » Keeping Internet Predators at Bay
About.com » What is P2P file sharing (music downloading)
VanessaVanPetten.com - Top 10 Tips for helping Your Kids Avoid Online Porn
ProtectKids.com » Harms of Porn and Resources
Internet-Filter-Review.com » Why file sharing is dangerous
Internet-Filter-Review.com » Tricks Pornographers Play
Troubledwith.com » I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Medical News Today » 1 In 3 Boys Heavy Porn Users, Study Shows
MedicineNet.com » Internet Porn Reaches Most Teens
WebMD » Youths' Porn Exposure Mostly Unwanted; Blocking Not 100% Effective
Psysch Central » Teenage Access to Porn
PDF Document » Instant Messaging chat lingo
PDF Download » P2P File Sharing Help Guide
