Colleges, Potential Employers, Potential Clients and Networking Sites

We keep hearing about more and more people searching online for background information on potential new employees, college applicants, or if someone is considering using your business for a service or trade.

Parents need to take the time now with their kids to show them what they create on their MySpace profiles, Facebook, Friendster and other Social Networking sites could potentially effect their future.

We, as parents, need to make them aware of what they put on there today - could effect them tomorrow. Of course, kids don’t quite understand that the future comes faster than they can imagine. After-all, in most cases college is years away! (In reality they are only 2-8 years away - which isn’t that far off, but feels like an eternity to a child).

Take the time to offer examples and show how what they may deem as funny today, could potentially cause embarrassment later. Remember, what is posted on the net today - has the potential of staying there forever!

Teaching your kids to make smart online decisions is now part of parenting our kids today. One service I always recommend parents consider, that is very cost effective, is Reputation Defender MyChild. This service helps monitor your child’s activity that is relevant to their name and privacy.

Another article I found to help parents and offer tips is Colleges and Networking Sites by Connect with Kids. Take a moment to check out the Tips for Parents.

Sue Scheff continuing to help others....

Since my appearance on 20/20 ABC News i-Caught earlier in August, I have been contacted by many people that are victims of Internet Abuse.

When 20/20 first contacted me, I had my reservations, since I knew that the people that want to continue to slander me would escalate again with their malicious posts- as they did after the airing, but in the long run, being a voice for so many others that can't speak up has been rewarding.

From the professional photographer that has one disgruntled bride after years of an impeccable reputation for high end weddings, to a house wife that was being attacked by other jealous neighbors and postings of the most horrific acts that were completely false. In today's Internet World, the stroke of a key has become too easy to destroy others for no reason other than hate and malice.

Speaking out has given me the opportunity to have others learn from what steps I have taken as well as learning from my mistakes.

Sure, I am still being abused online, but fortunately most people can see through the vendetta's and vindictiveness.

After appearing in major media outlets, all have done their due diligent back ground on my situation, I am continuing be a voice for those that are silenced and scared.

Sue Scheff

Life is about making mistakes and learning from them. I not only learned from them - I am willing to share them in hopes of helping others from making the same one. Some of it is embarrassing and some of it is humilating, but at the end of the day - it is life.

Learn from my mistakes - gain from my knowledge.

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P.U.R.E. has continued to help thousands of families in the past many years. In today's world of teen peer pressure and more, it is critical for parents to be informed and educated on issues surrounding today's kids.


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