Safety

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Is it safe to put your kid’s names and photos on your blog? What I learned at BlogHer, Part 1

By singlemomseeking ⋅ July 23, 2008 ⋅ 27 comments

I was just drafting a post about being safe when you’re a single parent blogger, and my sweet dad called to give me the heads up about today’s San Francisco Chronicle.
In today’s article about “Mommy Bloggers,” Heather Armstrong — aka Dooce – says she “has seen photos of her daughter manipulated online.”
MommyBlogging: Public Parenting & [...]

Why I’m up in arms about the overturned ban on guns

By singlemomseeking ⋅ June 26, 2008 ⋅ 31 comments

Many of you got a glimpse of the entry I posted a last week, called “Anger, Relief” — which I promptly deleted.
It described what happened last week, when a man with a gun slipped inside the home of one of my best friends, a single mom, and tried to rape her.
I wrote that post from [...]

Have you ever Googled your date?

By singlemomseeking ⋅ November 27, 2007 ⋅ 11 comments

Recently, I posted about Dating Sites for Single Moms and you had a lot to say (thanks!).
As promised, Karen from Online Dating is back. Remember: this woman wrote her entire dissertation at the University of Southern California on that topic exactly: “Online Dating.”
“Just how does a single mom get online and start dating?” Karen [...]

Is it safe to post pics of your kids online?

By singlemomseeking ⋅ November 14, 2007 ⋅ 11 comments

This week, at BabyCenter.com, I ask parents how they feel about posting their children’s photos online. Clearly, you know that I do post kid photos here, on my blog. (And I have no doubt her father browses here from a distance.)
During my random flashes of online dating, however, I have not posted my child’s picture [...]

How to Play It Safe Online… With Kids

By singlemomseeking ⋅ October 11, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

Do your kids play Club Penguin?
How about Webkinz? Or, Whyville for 13+?
Do you let your kids go online? Are you watching over their shoulders? Or washing the dishes? (like me!)
This week, Michelle Hainer, a writer and editor in New York, interviewed yours truly about “Safe Social Networking Sites Kids Love.”
I have mixed feelings about letting [...]