I feel obligated to share the kind of information like that found in this News.com special feature article.”Cracking the Code of Teens’ IM Slang“. Parents are the first line of defense in protecting their children from digital predators. But, parents must take an active role in keeping up with the capabilities of the technology that we expose our children. Slang has been around for as long as I can remember. Slang is not new, but the usage is new. Your teen may be all safe and warm in their bedroom or the family room just chatting with their friends online. What’s wrong with that? You can’t hear what they are saying so you cannot monitor the conversation and if you don’t understand all the abbreviated slang used online, then you still can’t monitor the conversation. Hopefully, you can find some useful resources in the article.

I’m not saying that all teens abuse this technology, but the possibilitly of abuse exist. Parents – don’t forget text messaging on the cell phones use this same type of slang.

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