Safety Net

Ask:
What are some of the cliffs in
life? Answers might include
extreme sports, unsafe driving,
over indulging on food,
dishonesty, pornography,
substance abuse, etc.
Point out that while the
electronic and printed media
are great resources in our lives,
they also contain dangerous
cliffs that can inflict serious
harm.
Ask:
What are some examples of
dangerous cliffs in the media?
Answers might include vulgar email
and cell phone messages,
inappropriate movies and videos.
Ask:
Why are these hazardous to our
emotional and temporal welfare
and how can we fence them out
of our lives? Hazard answers
likely would include
pornography addiction and
attracting predators.
Fencing answers could include
following the counsel of parents,
clergy, other trusted
leaders/friends, and placing
filters on the media.
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Using the succeeding “Helps” pages as
resource material, discuss the following
topics and their risks:
Social Networking:
The use of a dedicated Web site to
communicate informally with other
members of the site, by posting messages,
photographs, etc.
Cyberbullying:
The use of the Internet and related
technologies to harm other people, in a
deliberate, repeated and hostile manner.
Gaming:
The playing of computer and video games.
Online Predators:
Adult Internet users who exploit vulnerable
children or teens, usually for sexual or other
abusive purposes.
Sexting:
Sending of sexually explicit photos, images,
text messages, or e-mails by using a cell
phone or other mobile device.
Internet Privacy:
The ability to control the information one
reveals about himself/herself and the storing
and displaying of information
Pornography or “porn”:
Printed or visual material containing the
explicit description or display of sexual
organs or activity