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Does Your Teen Blog
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
When I was a teenager, I had a diary. I would write everything down in that thing. It was mind outside of my mind…my thoughts, my feelings, my frustrations. That is what it was for…to get out what was inside of me. All of my friends had them. We usually had a lock on them. AND of course, my parents would occasionally dig around and find it, and I inevitably got in trouble for something. Rarely did my folks talk to me. I usually got grounded (booooo).
Blogging is all the rage right now. It's been around for about ten years. However back when it first began, it was called journaling. Today, with online journaling…blogging…we have the ability to catch potentially dangerous activity before it actually occurs IF we pay close enough attention.
Let's take the LA Fitness shooting that took place August of this year, for example. The shooter was 48 year-old, George Sodini. Here's the deal, this is a shooting that could have been prevented. According to AOL News, "His 4,610-word Web diary appeared to be a nine-month chronology of his plans to end his misery with a shocking act of carnage at his gym. He couldn't understand why women ignored him, despite his best efforts to look nice."
I wonder how it must have felt to be that lonely. So lonely that he would take lives. So lonely that he would take his own life after. Teens go through so many emotions as they are trying to figure out where they fit in this world. They leave clues if you look. They cry out for help. I know the LA Fitness shooting is an extreme example. But it is one that demonstrates that blogs may hold clue to what is going on inside someone.
Do you know if your teen has a blog? You could do something as simple as a Google search on your child's name. McGruff Safeguard, understands that online monitoring can be tricky. We’re here to help you understand and communicate with your children and teens. Have you experienced any diary or blogging issues? How have you handled them if you have? We would love to hear from you.Labels: blogging, internet safety, social media
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