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Q: What your Kids are Saying Online
Do you know what your kids are saying online?

A: You may be shocked. One of the most important things you can do as a parent is to learn the lingo of online chatting. Teens can be expected to be chatting with 3-10 people at the same time. For this reason, they have developed acronyms for commonly used phrases in order to save time and to hide inappropriate behavior from parents. Your teens could be engaging in risky, not to mention risque, behavior, right under your nose. The following is a list of commonly used and dangerous acronyms that you should watch for, courtesy of teenchatdecoder.com.
Acronyms to Look for:

AITR = Adult In the Room
P911 = Parent Emergency
PAW = Parents Are Watching
PIR = Parent in Room
POS = Parent Over Shoulder
PLOS = Parents Looking Over shoulder
PRW = Parents Are Watching
MOS = Mom Over Shoulder
MIRL = Meet In Real Life
S2R = Send To Receive (pictures)
LMIRL = (Lets) Meet In Real Life
CD9 = Code 9 - (means parents are around)
E or X = Ecstasy (the drug)
ASL = Age Sex Location (Race / Picture)
TDTM = Talk Dirty To Me
GNOC = Get Naked on Cam (web cam)
NIFOC = Naked in Front of Computer
General Chat Terms Commonly Used:

BF / GF = Boyfriend / Girlfriend
BRB = Be Right Back
WB = Welcome Back
GTG = Got to Go
IDK = I Don't Know
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
MorF = Male or Female
Noob/ Newbie = Somebody who doesn't know much about something
NMU = Not much, you?
Warez = Pirated Software
W/E = Whatever
WTF = What the F*#$

These acronyms are just the most common, and most serious ones you need to look out for. For a full list of common acronyms visit www.missingkids.com/adcouncil/lingo.html. For more help, or if you see one you don't know, visit www.teenchatdecoder.comwhere an acronym dictionary is available. You can also enter an acronym and the site will translate it for you. Remember, the best defense against online predators is to be educated. The more you know, the more you can protect your children, and the safer they will be.

Q: Parent Teacher Relations
Have you ever been unhappy with your Childs teacher, have you ever raised your voice at a teacher, was there a time when you said you would take a particular issue up with the principle or administration?

Did you know that strong advocacy for your Childs education when talking with a teacher in the vicinity of other students could be a crime?

A: The answer is yes and you might be surprise at how loosely this Statues is invoked or insinuated. For specifics visit this link at the State of Idaho web site - Idaho State Statues 33-1222

http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=330120022.K

The answer is yes and you might be surprise at how loosely this Statues is invoked or insinuated. For specifics visit this link at the State of Idaho web site - Idaho State Statues 18-916

http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=180090016.K