By: Jaymie Pierce

What are kids doing on the Internet? Have you checked your child’s MySpace or Facebook to see what they are posting? Gone are the days of a teen hiding their diary in their room and hoping their snooping parent didn’t find it. Kids don†t think about their parents being Internet savvy enough to find them on the social networks. With safety being an issue for parenting it’s important to be looking and seeing what your children are posting on these websites and to whom.

Internet predators are notorious for finding kids on social networking websites and impersonating a younger person to get close. It is imperative that parents teach children about the safety of using the Internet. It’s a sad thing that we have to take away some of the innocence of our children by alerting them to the facts of those that are predators and what they are capable of doing, but in today’s world it must be done to protect the children.

Missing children are mentioned constantly on the news and there are girls and boys that are naïve enough to meet with people they find through networking without even thinking twice. There are too many dangers in the world to let children go around unaware.

How many homes are there in America or across the globe where there are multiple computers, with children having access to the Internet unattended? How many children younger and older have mobile phones? With communication spanning the globe with access to texting on mobile phones or instant messaging on the computer, parents must be vigilant and keep up with what their kids are up to on these services. Do you know the lingo? What are all the abbreviations that are being sent back and forth between kids? Some of it may shock a parent! A list of the top fifty acronyms used in texting and instant messaging are as follows:
8 - Oral sex
1337 - Elite
143 - I love you
182 - I hate you
459 - I love you
1174 - Nude club
420 - Marijuana
ADR - Address
ASL - Age/Sex/Location
banana - Penis
CD9 - Code 9 - it means parents are around
DUM - Do You Masturbate?
DUSL - Do You Scream Loud?
FB - F*** Buddy
FMLTWIA - F*** Me Like The Whore I Am
FOL - Fond of Leather
GNOC - Get Naked On Cam
GYPO - Get Your Pants Off
IAYM - I Am Your Master
IF/IB - In the Front -or- In the Back
IIT - Is It Tight?
ILF/MD - I Love Female/Male Dominance
IMEZRU - I Am Easy, Are You?
IWSN - I Want Sex Now
J/O - Jerking Off
KFY -or- K4Y - Kiss For You
kitty - Vagina
KPC - Keeping Parents Clueless
LMIRL - Let's Meet In Real Life
MOOS - Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOSS - Member(s) Of The Same Sex
MorF - Male or Female
MOS - Mom Over Shoulder
MPFB - My Personal F*** Buddy
NALOPKT - Not A Lot Of People Know That
NIFOC - Nude In Front Of The Computer
NMU - Not Much, You?
P911 - Parent Alert
PAL - Parents Are Listening
PAW - Parents Are Watching
PIR - Parent In Room
POS - Parent Over Shoulder -or- Piece Of Sh**
PRON - Porn
Q2C - Quick To Cum
RU/18 - Are You Over 18?
RUH - Are You Horny?
S2R - Send To Receive
SorG - Straight or Gay
TDTM - Talk Dirty To Me
WYCM - Will You Call Me?

With technology advancing and children becoming very versed in a new age that parents didn’t have when they were younger the kids are growing up quickly. This means that parents must change their mindset about the innocence of our kids and begin teaching them about safety on the Internet or through the use of their mobile phones. No one wants their child to lose their innocence too early or to end up hurt in any way. The best prevention is to take action and be proactive in their lives.