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    • 5 easy ways you can keep your kids safe on the Web

      By Desiree Allen | Parenting – Sat, Feb 26, 2011 9:01 AM EST

      In an effort to gain insight into consumer behaviors and perceptions about online safety, Yahoo! partnered with Ipsos OTX to conduct an 18-minute online survey, with interviews conducted from April 16-21, 2010. 2003 respondents were recruited via Ipsos OTX's internet panel.

      What they found is parents are taking action, especially dads:

      • 70% of parents talk to their kids about online safety 2-3 times a year; 45% talk once a month
      • 74% of parents are connected to the profiles of their children on social networking sites
      • 71% of dads (compared to 63% of moms) are taking at least one action, including having conversations about respecting the privacy of others
      • 53% of dads plug the names of their children into search engines at least 2-3 times a year (compared to 38% of moms)
      The survey also indicated that, while 81% of parents know what cyber-bullying is, only 37% know what to do about it.

      FIVE EASY WAYS YOU CAN KEEP YOUR KIDS SAFE ON THE WEB

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    • User post: Two reasons why my Grandma will always be better than your Grandma

      By Desiree Allen | Yahoo Motherboard – Tue, Nov 30, 2010 4:58 AM EST

      Grandma MaryGrandma MaryMary Ellen Snider Finch was (and, truly, always will be) my grandmother. My mother remembers her as a strong, fair and patient woman. I remember her being all of that but then I also remember her smile, Thanksgivings and Christmases with both of my grandparents and that Grandma Mary would eat a bologna sandwich and drink a Coke at breakfast. She was an avid crocheter and she was a devoted grandma, too. At the time she passed away (the day before her 62nd birthday), she had 13 grandkids. I can't recall a time that my family wasn't at her house at least once or twice a week.

      She was so beloved in our family, in fact, one of my cousins called her "Grandma Cookie" because she always had Keebler cookies in the freezer for all of her grandkids. She always had something special for us -- in fact, one of my last memories of her before she passed away is the night my brothers and sister and I stayed at her house while my parents went out. Grandma made us chocolate brownies that were so gooey

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