Playing safe

Safe Online

Our children live in a world of technology and from a very young age they will be experimenting with this technology as part of their everyday life. Using computers, mobiles, and the Internet is commonplace for our children. Access to this technology is avaiable in a number of places.

Home: Most homes in Australia are gradually gaining access to computers and the Internet.

Friends: Many children that do not have access to a computer at home will often have a number of friends that do have a computer and access to the Internet.

School: In Australia our children have access to computers from Primary school and even some preschools are now offering access to computers and learning related computer programs.

Libraries: school and public libraries are providing increasing access to computers and the Internet.

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Public Internet locations: Apart from Internet cafes, many shopping centres now provide timed access to computers for Internet access.

Internet enabled mobile phones: Almost all mobile phone can now connect to the Internet.

Games: Many popular gaming consoles can be played online.

The TV, Newspapers, and magazines: These may not provide physical access to a computer or the Internet but many of them are filled with information and links for Internet sites.

Accessing the Internet has never been so easy, and most of the time you will not be there to supervise your children when they do access the Internet. This is why it is important that we regularly sit down with own children, from as early an age as possible and teach them how to keep safe when online. Just like you teach your child the dangers of crossing the road or walking home alone for the first time.

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Your children need to feel comfortable talking with you about their experiences while online. Make sure that they understand that you need to know if anything inappropriate appears or happens, that you will support and help them and not make any judgements against them.

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If you punish your child when you find out that they have viewed an inappropriate site, you will make it harder for them to come to you if something else happens. The best action is to explain to them why what they are viewing is not appropriate and explain the dangers associated to doing so. Let them know that you understand that they may have accidentally come across the site, or that they may have been sent the link from a friend. Whatever the situation, make it clear that you are there to explain and help, just as you will always be.

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The smiley face is an incredibly popular text based image for empathising emotional responses for numerous forms of digital communication. Smiley faces are created by typing the required symbols, such as : – ) on your keyboard. Most software will automatically generated a graphical smiley image when you type the required symbols. The Wingdings font also provides a smiley icon.

Many Chat rooms, email and Instant Messaging sites and programs provide an amazing range of amusing smiley face emotions and symbols for free.

The following table contains a small range of Smiley face symbols and meanings. As you can see the software I am using to write my blog also generates automatic graphics, where this has occurred I have separated the symbols with a space. I hope you find it interesting and helpful.

SMILE	MEANING	SMILE	MEANING	SMILE	MEANING
( :- D	Big Smile	:^)	Broken nose	:-E	Buck-tooth Smiley face
=^.^=	Cat	C= : -)	Chef Smiley face	%-(	Confused
O.o	Confused	:*)	Drunk smile	(:I	Egghead
> – )	Evil grin	:-!	Foot in Mouth	:’-)	Happy Crying
(((H)))	Hugs	:-X	Kiss on the lips	: – D	Laughter
:—–)	Long nosed Liar!	$)	Money where your mouth is	:@)	Pig Smiley face
` : – )	Raised Eyebrow	: P	Raspberry Smiley	<(-_-)> ;	Robot
@-}—	Rose	@>–;–	Rose	: (	Sad Smiley face
: – (	Sad Smiley face with nose	:-@	Scream	: )	Smiley face
: – )	Smiley face with nose	:-<	Super Sad Smiley face	:-&	Tongue Tied
{ : – )	Toupee Smiley face	:@	What?	; )	Winking Smiley face
; – )	Winking Smiley face with nose	|-O	Yawning Smiley face	:-0	Yell
O : – )	Angel – Boy	O *-)	Angel – Girl	(\_/) (o.o) (___)0	Bunny

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One of the scariest risks for our little ones when using the Internet is the danger of strangers. Over the years many paedophiles have had the opportunity to master Internet skills and their deception skills. These people use online chat rooms, instant messaging and email to locate, deceive and contact our children. Far too often we hear of children meeting up with these sick individuals. Many will start out by pretending to be another child, and slowly but surely gain your child’s trust. They study our children, learn how they talk with one another, what our kids are talking about, they will even play kids games, all to gain our children’s trust.

Most children will never suspect that they are talking with an adult, and once they have gained entry into a circle of friends they will spend a lot of effort locating a child that they think they can manipulate. They will happily act as a best friend and always endeavour to have the perfect replies, slowly but surely grooming the child to believe that they are fun, kind and helpful. Every minute they spend talking to our children they a waiting for a chance to locate them or have them come to them.

This might all sound far too scary a risk, to even allow your child onto the Internet but just like the real world, if we are aware of these dangers we can better educate ourselves and our children. We can then ensure that we install as many safety strategies as possible, to keep our young ones safe, while they explore the exciting, entertaining and educational world of the Internet.

SAFETY STRATEGIES

• Place your computer where everyone can see and use it. Computers should not be placed in your child’s bedroom or in any room away from public view. Just as you watch your children while they play in a new area you should also watch your children while they play on the computer, for the Internet can be a dangerous area.

• Sit down with your children and openly discuss the need for safe behaviour rules and work out a list of rules to follow when using the Internet. You should include rules to protect everyone’s privacy, such as what can and can not be revealed over the Internet. Set a rule for how long your child can spend on the Internet. Explain the need for and use of good manners on the Internet (AKA Netiquette). Discuss the type of emails or Messages that should be ignored and what to do if they come across any suspicious or inappropriate content. Talk to your older children about copyright, privacy and hacking laws.

• If you can, use labels, safe zones and filters to block access to inappropriate content and sites. Also invest in Anti Virus Software, many have inbuilt filters and firewalls as well as anti-spam filters.

• It is your responsibility to select all the sites that your youngest children will be permitted to use. Spend time online looking for safe, age appropriate and fun sites and get a better understanding of the environment where your children will be playing. Just as you would get to know any location your child wants to play in. Locate safe, age appropriate search engines such as http://www.kidsclick.org/ and http://kids.yahoo.com, so your children can safely search the Internet. Once you have collected a list of safe sites for your children, make sure you bookmark them and even considered placing short cut links on your desk top for them.

• Just like in the real world, our children enjoy it when we spend time playing with them. This should include time on the Internet. Spend time together looking for new and safe sites. I once joined a club with my kids and we all had a lot of fun. The kids really seemed to enjoy teaching me the ropes. After this experience I was more aware of the environment in which my children were playing. It continues to be a topic that we talk and laugh about.

• Learn to use or at least understand the software that your children will be using. You wouldn’t give your child a new toy without checking how safe it is. It’s not that hard, software nowadays is designed to be user friendly almost all software comes with a help section and/or a wizard to guide you through the fundamentals. Get experience using your email, go to the chat sites and Internet Clubs that your children will be using and make sure that they are safe. Be aware of common forms of Internet communication, such as Instant Messaging, message boards and blogs. Learn how they work and what level of security they provide to protect your children.

• Always talk to your children about their experiences online. Make it very clear that you want them to come to you with any concerns they have when using the Internet. Make sure they understand that they will not get in trouble if they should come across any inappropriate content. Teach them how to deal with inappropriate material. Also make sure your children understand that the information they locate on the World Wide Web will not always be accurate or reliable.

• Limit your child’s email correspondence. Develop together a list of friends and family that they can receive emails and messages from. Make sure your older children understand the problems that can occur when the post information to a website. All the information you post is available to anyone and even if you remove your information you can never be sure that others haven’t already copied it. Make sure they also understand the dangers of posting their email address on the internet. This could result in them being spammed, flamed, stalked, bullied and/or sent inappropriate content or even viruses and spyware. Make sure they are aware of the problems and how to fix them. For example they may need to change their email address.

• It is most important to monitor your child’ activities, check the history of sites visited, check deleted material and buddy list. Make sure your child is aware that you will be monitoring their activity and understands why.

• Never use a computer video. It reveals your child’s identity to anyone they chat with. These can be dangerous tools that paedophiles can use to spy on your children. Some will even hack into a system and turn on the video without anyone being aware that they are being watched.

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Ever wondered what it all means. When you are new to the Internet, understanding Chat and mobile Acronyms, numbers and Smilies can be somewhat difficult. The following are some of the meanings for Acronyms from T to Z. See also A to D, E to I, J to M, and N to S.

T’s
T+ ………….Think positive
TA ………….Thanks a lot
TAFN ………That’s all for now
TAM ……….Tomorrow a.m.
TAU ………..Thinking about you
TBC …………To be continued
TBH …………To be honest
TC …………..Take care
TCOY ………Take care of yourself
TDTM ………Talk dirty to me
TGIF ………..Thank God it’s Friday
THX …………Thanks
THNX ………Thanks
THNQ ………Thank-you
TIA …………..Thanks in advance
TIAD ………..Tomorrow is another day
TIC …………..Tongue-in-cheek
TILIS …………Tell it like it is
TLK2UL8R …Talk to you later
TMB ………….Text me back
TMI …………..Too much information
TMOT ……….Trust me on this
TMTH ……….Too much to handle
TMWFI ………Take my word for it
TNT ………….Til next time
TOJ …………..Tears of joy
TOS ………….Terms of Service
TOY …………Thinking of you
TPM …………Tomorrow p.m.
TPTB ……….The powers that be
TSTB ……….The sooner, the better
TTFN ………Ta ta for now
TTLY ………Totally
TTTT ………These things take time
TTYL ……….Talk to you later
TTYS ……….Talk to you soon
TU …………..Thank you
TY …………..Thank you
TYS …………Told you so
TYT …………Take your time
TYSO ………Thank you so much
TYVM ………Thank you very much

U’s
^URS ……….Up yours
UCMU ………You crack me up
UDI ………….Unidentified drinking injury
UFN …………Until further notice
UGTBK ……..You’ve got to be kidding
UL …………….Upload
UR …………….Your or You’re
URH ………….You are hot
URL …………..Web Page Address
URSKTM ……You are so kind to me
URTM ……….You are the man
UV ……………Unpleasant visual
UW …………..You’re welcome

V’s
VEG ………….Very evil grin
VFF …………..Very f***ing funny
VFM ………….Value for money
VGC ………….Very good condition
VIP ……………Very important person
VM …………….Voice mail
VN …………….Very nice
VRY …………..Very
VSC …………..Very soft chuckle
VSF …………..Very sad face

W’s
W@ …………..What?
W/ ……………With W3
WWW ………..Web address
W8 ……………Wait
WAH …………Working at home
WAJ ………….What a jerk
WAM …………Wait a minute
WAN2TLK ….Want to talk
WAREZ ………Downloaded Software
WAS …………..Wait a second
WAS …………..Wild A** guess
WAWA ……….Where are we at?
WAYF ………..Where are you from?
WB …………….Write back or Welcome back
WBS …………..Write back soon
WC …………….Welcome or Who cares
WCA ………….Who cares anyway
W/E …………..Whatever
W/END ………Weekend
WE ……………..Whatever
WH5 …………..Who, what, when, where, why
WIBNI …………Wouldn’t it be nice if
WDALYIC ……Who died and left you in charge
WDYK …………What do you know?
WDYT …………What do you think?
WIIFM …………What’s in it for me?
WITP …………..What is the point?
WITW ………….What in the world
WIU …………….Wrap it up
WK ………………Week
WKD ……………Weekend
WRT …………….With regard to
W/O …………….Without
WOMBAT ……..Waste of money, brains and time
WRK …………….Work
WRUD ………….What are you doing?
WTB …………….Wanted to buy
WTF …………….What the f*** ?
WTG …………….Way to go
WTGP …………..Want to go private – talk in private chat
WTH …………….What the h***?
WTM …………….Who’s the man?
WU? ……………..What’s up?
WUCIWUG …….What you see is what you get
WUF? ……………Where are you from?
WWYC ………….Write when you can
WYCM ………….Will you call me?
WYD …………….What (are) you doing?
WYGAM ………..When you get a minute
WYHAM ………..When you have a minute
WYSIWYG ……..What you see is what you get

X’s
X …………….Kiss
XD ………….Large laugh or cheeky smile
XOXO ……..Hugs & Kisses
XLNT ………Excellent

Y’s
Y? …………….Why?
Y2K ………….You’re too kind
YA ……………Your
YBS …………..You’ll be sorry
YCLIU ……….You can look it up
YCMU ……….You crack me up
YF …………….Wife
YG ……………Young gentleman
YGTBKM ……You’ve got to be kidding me
YGG ………….You go girl
YGWYPF …….You Get What You Pay For
YIU ……………Yes, I understand
YKWYCD …..You know what you can do
YL …………….Young lady
YNK ………….You never know
YR …………….Your or Yeah right
YSYD ………..Yeah sure you do
YT …………….You there?
YTG ………….You’re the greatest
YW ……………You’re welcome

Z’s
Z …………………………Zero
Z Z’s are calling …Going to sleep
ZOT …………………….Zero tolerance
ZUP …………………….What’s up?
ZZZZ …………………..Sleepy or bored

Ever wondered what it all means. When you are new to the Internet, understanding Chat and mobile Acronyms, numbers and Smilies can be somewhat difficult. The following are some of the meanings for Acronyms from N to S.  See also A to D, E to I, J to M, and T to Z.

N’s
N00b …………..Newbie
N1 ………………Nice One
NBD ……………No Big Deal
NE ………………Any
NE1 …………….Anyone
NFM ……………None For Me Or Not For Me
NFS ……………Not For Sale
NIFOC ………..Naked In Front Of Computer
NLT ……………No Later Than
NM …………….Nothing Much or Never Mind or No Message
NMH ………….Not Much Here
NMU ………….Not Much, You?
NO1 ………….No One
NOYB ………..None of Your Business
NP …………….No Problem
NRN ………….No Reply Necessary
NSA ………….No Strings Attached
NSISR ……….Not Sure If Spelled Right
NT ……………Nice Try or No Text In Message
NVM …………Never Mind
NW ……………No Way
NWO …………No Way Out

O’s
OB ……………Oh Baby
OB ……………Oh Brother
OIC ………….Oh I See
OL ……………Old Lady
OM ……………Old Man
OMDB ……….Over My Dead Body
OMFG ………..Oh My F***ing God
OMG ………….Oh My God
OMGYG2BK ..Oh My God, You Got To Be Kidding
OMW …………On My Way
ONL ………….Online
OO ……………Over And Out
OOC …………Out Of Character
OOH …………Out Of Here
OOTD ………One Of These Days
OOTO ………Out Of the Office
OP ……………On Phone
ORLY ……….Oh Really?
OTB …………Off To Bed
OTFL ……….On The Floor Laughing
OTL …………Out To Lunch
OTOH ………On The Other Hand
OTT …………Over The Top
OTTOMH ….Off The Top Of My Head
OTW …………Off To Work
OVA …………Over

P’s
P2P …………..Parent To Parent
P2P …………..Peer To Peer
P911 …………Parents Coming Into Room Alert
PAW ………….Parents Are Watching
PCM ………….Please Call Me
PEEPS ……….People
PEP …………..People Exchanging Power
PITA …………Pain in the A**
PLMK ………..Please Let Me Know
PLS …………..Please
PLU …………..People Like Us
PLZ …………..Please
PM ……………Private Message
PMFI …………Pardon Me for Interrupting
PMFJI ………..Pardon Me for Jumping In
PMSL ………..Pee Myself Laughing
POAHF ……..Put On a Happy Face
POS ………….Parent Over Shoulder
POV …………Point of View
PPL ………….People
PROLLY …..Probably
PRON ……..Pornography
PRT ………..Party
PRW ……….Parents Are Watching
PSOS ………Parent Standing Over Shoulder
PTMM …….Please Tell Me More
PXT ………..Please Explain That
PU ………….That Stinks!
PZ …………..Peace

Q’s
Q ……………Queue
QFE ………..Question for Everyone
QIK ………..Quick
QL …………Quit Laughing
QQ …………Crying Eyes
QSL ………..Reply
QSO ……….Conversation
QT …………Cutie
QTPI ………Cutie Pie

R’s
RL ………………..Real Life
RLY ………………Really
RME ……………..Rolling My Eyes
RMLB …………….Read My Lips Baby RMMM Read My Mail Man
ROFL …………….Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLCOPTER …Rolling On Floor Laughing and Spinning Around
ROFLOL …………Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROFLMAO ………Rolling On the Floor, Laughing My A** Off
ROTFL ……………Rolling On the Floor Laughing
ROTFLUTS ……..Rolling On the Floor Laughing Unable To Speak
RSN ……………….Real Soon Now
RTBS ……………..Reason To Be Single
RTFM …………….Read the F**ing Manual
RU …………………Are You?
RUOK …………….Are You Okay?

S’s
S2R …………….Send To Receive
SAL …………….Such a Laugh
SBT ……………..Sorry ‘Bout That
SC ………………Stay Cool
SETE …………..Smiling Ear-To-Ear
SFAIK …………So Far As I Know
SH ……………..Same Here
SICNR ………..Sorry, I Could Not Resist
SIG2R …………Sorry, I Got To Run
SIS ……………..Snickering In Silence
SIT …………….Stay in Touch
SLAP ………….Sounds like A Plan
SO ……………..Significant Other
SOL ……………Sooner Or Later
SOMY …………Sick of Me Yet?
Sorg …………..Straight or Gay?
SOT ……………Short Of Time
SOTMG ………Short Of Time, Must Go
SOWM ………..Someone With Me
SPK ……………Speak
SRSLY ……….Seriously
SPST ………..Same Place, Same Time
SPTO ………..Spoke To
SRY ………….Sorry
SS ……………So Sorry
SSDD ……….Same Stuff, Different Day
SSIF …………So Stupid It’s Funny
ST&D ……….Stop Texting and Drive
STFU ………..Shut the F*** Up
STR8 ………..Straight
STW …………Search the Web
SUITM ……..See You in The Morning
SUL ………….See You Later
SUP ………….What’s Up?
SWAK ……….Sealed With a Kiss
SWALK ……..Sealed With a Loving Kiss
SWAT ……….Scientific Wild A** Guess
SWL ………….Screaming With Laughter
SWMBO …….She Who Must Be Obeyed
SYL …………..See You Later
SYS …………..See You Soon

Ever wondered what it all means. When you are new to the Internet, understanding Chat and mobile Acronyms, numbers and Smilies can be somewhat difficult. The following are some of the meanings for Acronyms from T to Z. See also A to D, E to I,  N to S and T to Z.

J’s
j00 …………You
j00r ……….Your
JAC ………..Just a sec
JAM ………..Just a minutes
JFF …………Just for fun
JFGI ……….Just f***ing Google it
JIC …………Just in case
JJA …………Just joking around
JK ………….Just kidding
JMO ………Just my opinion
JP …………Just playing
JW ………..Just wondering

K’s
K …………Okay
KK ……….Knock, knock
KB ……….Keyboard
KEWL ……Cool
KEYA ……I will key you later
KEYME …Key me when you get in
KFY ……..Kiss for you
KISS …….Keep it simple, stupid
KIT ………Keep in touch
KOC …….Kiss on cheek
KOL ……..Kiss on lips
KNIM ……Know what I mean?
KPC ………Keeping parents clueless

L’s
l33t ………..Elite
L8R …………Later
L8RG8R …..Later, alligator
LD …………..Later dude or Long distance
LEMENO ….Let me know
LGH …………Lets get high
LHO …………Laughing head off
LIC …………..Like I care
LIK …………..Liquor
LMAO ………Laughing my a** off
LMBO ……….Laughing my butt off
LMFAO …….Laughing my f***ing a** off
LMIRL ………Lets meet in real life
LMK …………Let me know
LMNK ………Leave my name out
LOL …………Laugh out loud or Lots of love
LOLH ………Laughing out loud hysterically
LOLO ………Lots of love
LQTM ………Laughing quietly to myself
LSHMBH …..Laugh so hard my belly hurts
LTNS ……….Long time no see
LULZ ……….Laugh out loud
LWOS ………Laughing without smiling
LY ……………Love you
LYLAS ………Love you like a sis
LYSO ………..Love you so much

M’s
M8 …………Mate
MEGO …….My eyes glaze over
MEH ……….Shrugging shoulders
MEHH …….Sighing
MFI …………Mad for it
MIRL ……….Meet in real life
MLM ……….Give the Finger
MNC ……….Mother nature calls
MorF ………Male or female?
MOOS ……..Member of the opposite sex
MOS ………..Mother over shoulder
MOSS ………Member of same sex
MSG …………Message
MTF …………More to follow
MUSM ………Miss you so much
MYOB ……….Mind your own business

Ever wondered what it all means. When you are new to the Internet, understanding Chat and mobile Acronyms, numbers and Smilies can be somewhat difficult. The following are some of the meanings for Acronyms from E to I.  See also A to D, J to M, N to S and T to Z.

E’s
E …………….Ecstasy
E1 …………..Everyone
EF4T ……….Effort
EG …………..Evil grin
EMA ………..E-mail address
EMFBI ……..Excuse me for butting in
EMSG ……….E-mail message
ENUF ……….Enough
EOM …………End of message
EVA ………….Ever
EVO ………….Evolution
EZY …………..Easy

F’s
F …………….Female
F2F …………Face to face
FAQ ………..Frequently Asked Questions
FBM …………Fine by me
FC …………..Fingers crossed
FC’INGO ….For crying out loud
FFS …………..For f@#* sakes
FICCL ……….Frankly I couldn’t care a less
FIIK …………..f@#* if I know
FIIOOH ……..Forget it, I’m out of here
FIMH …………Forever in my heart
FOMCL ………Falling off my chair laughing
FTBOMH ……From the bottom of my heart
FWIW ………..For what it’s worth
FYEO ………..For your eyes only
FYA ………….For your amusement
FYI …………..For your information

G’s
G ……………Grin or Giggle
G/F …………Girlfriend
G2CU ………Good to see you
G2G …………Got to go
G2R …………Got to run
G9 …………..Genius
GA …………..Go ahead
GAL …………Get a life
GAS …………Got a second?
GB ……………Goodbye
GDR …………Grinning, ducking, and running
GFI …………..Go for it
GG ……………Gotta Go or Good Game
GGP ………….Got to go pee
GIAR ………..Give it a rest
GIRL …………Guy in real life
GJ …………….Good job
GL …………..Good luck
GL/HF ……..Good luck, have fun
GLNG ……….Good luck next game
GMTA ………Great minds think alike
GN …………..Good night
GNSD ………Good night, sweet dreams
GOI ………….Get over it
GOL …………Giggling out loud
GR8 …………Great
GRATZ …….Congratulations
GRL …………Girl
GT …………..Good try
GTFO ………Get the f@#* out
GTG ………..Got to go
GTRM ………Going to read mail
GTSY ……….Good to see you

H’s
H&K …………Hugs & kisses
H2CUS ……..Hope to see you soon
H8 ……………Hate
HAGN ………Have a good night
HAGO ………Have a good one
HAND ………Have a nice day
HB ……………Hurry back
HBU ………….How about you?
HF ……………Have fun
HHIS ………..Head hanging in shame
HRU ………….How are you?
HTH ………….Hope this helps
HV ……………Have

I’s
IAC ………..In any case
IB …………..I’m back
IC …………..I see
ICAM ……..I couldn’t agree more
ICBW ………It could be worse
IDK …………I don’t know
IDTS ……….I don’t think so
IDUNNO ….I don’t know
IG2R ……….I got to run
IGHT ………I got high tonight
IGN ………..I’ve got nothing
IGP …………I got to (go) pee
IK …………..I know
ILBL8 ………I’ll be late
ILU ………….I love you
ILY ………….I love you
IM …………..Instant message
IMAO ………In my arrogant opinion
IMHO ………In my humble opinion
IMNSHO ….In my not so humble opinion
IMO …………In my opinion
IMS ………….I am sorry
IMSB ………..I am so bored
IMTM ……….I am the man
IMU …………I miss you
IOMH ………In over my head
IOW …………In other words
IRL …………..In real life
ISLY …………I still love you
ITYK ………..I thought you knew
IUSS …………If you say so
IWALU ………I will always love you
IYO …………..In your opinion
IYSS …………..If you say so

Ever wondered what it all means. When you are new to the Internet, understanding Chat and mobile Acronyms, numbers and Smilies can be somewhat difficult. The following are some of the meanings for Acronyms from N to S.  See also  E to I, J to M, N to S and T to Z.

A’s
A3 …………Anytime, anywhere, anyplace
AA …………As above
AAF ………..As a matter of fact
AAMOF …..As a matter of fact
AAMOI ……As a matter of interest
AAP ………..Always a pleasure
ABT ………..About
ABT2 ……..About to
ADAD ……Another day, another dollar
ADR ………Address
AFK ………Away from keyboard
AH ………..At home
AIR ……….As I remember
AISI ………As I see it
AITR …….Adult in the room
AKA ……..Also known as
ALCON …All concerned
AML ……..All my love
AOM …….Age of majority
AOYP ……Angel on your pillow
AQAP ……As quick as possible
ASAP …….As soon as possible
ASLA …….Age/sex/location/availability
ATM ……..At the moment
AYOR …….At your own risk
AYSOS .….Are you stupid or something?
AYS ……….Are you serious?
AYT ………..Are you there?

B’s
B …………..Back
B/F ……….Boyfriend
BRB…………Be Right Back
BTW…………By The Way
B/G …………Background – Request for personal information
B4 …………..Before
B4N …………Bye for now
B8……………Bait = to tease or joked with, or under-aged person
BAK …………Back at keyboard
BAS …………Big ‘bum’ smile
BAY …………Back at ya
BB …………..Be back
BBN …………Bye, bye now
BBT …………Be back tomorrow
BC …………Because or Be cool
BCNU ……..Be seeing you
BCOS ……..Because
BD …………Big deal
BDAY ……..Birthday
BEN ……….Big evil grin
BF …………Boyfriend or Best friend
BFD ………Big flipping deal
BFF ……….Best friends forever
BFG ……….Big flipping grin
BFN ……….Bye for now
BG …………Big grin
BGWM …….Be gentle with me
BHL8 ……..Be home late
BIB …………Boss is back
BION ……..Believe it or not
BIOYA ……Blow it out your “bum”
BIOYN ……Blow it out your nose
BLNT ……..Better luck next time
BM ………..Bite me
BM&Y …….Between me and you
BME ………Based on my experience
BOL ………Best of luck
BOLO …….Be on the look out
BOOMS ….Bored out of my skull
BOYF …….Boyfriend
BRB ……….Be right back
BRD ………Bored
BRT ……….Be right there
BT …………Bite this
BTA ……….But Then Again
BTDT …….Been there, done that
BTW ………By the way
BWL ………Bursting with laughter
BYOB …….Bring your own beer
BYOC …….Bring your own computer
BYTM …….Better you than me

C’s
C&G ……..Chuckle & grin
CB …………Chat break or coffee break
CB …………Crazy b@#*
CD9 or Code 9…………Parents are around
CID ………..Consider it done or crying in disgrace
CLAB ……..Crying like a baby
CM …………Call me
CMON ……..Come on
COS …………Because
CR8 …………Create
CRB …………Come right back
CRBT ………Crying really big tears
CRS …………Can’t remember stuff
CSG …………Chuckle, snicker, grin
CSL ………..Can’t stop laughing
CT …………Can’t talk
CTC ……….Care to chat?
CTHU …….Cracking the h@#* up
CU …………See you
CU2 ……….See you too
CUA ……….See you around
CUL ………..See you later
CULA ………See you later alligator
CUL8R …….See you later
CWOT ……..Complete waste of time
CWYL ………Chat with you later
CYA …………See you
CYAL8R …..See you later
CYE …………Check your e-mail
CYO …………See you online

D’s
DD …………Dear daughter
DF …………Don’t even go there
DGAF …….Don’t give a f@#*
DGTG …….Dear husband
DIKU ……..Do I know you?
DKDC ……Don’t know, don’t care
D/L ……….Download
DLTBBB …Don’t let the bed bugs bite
DM ……….Doesn’t matter
DN ………Down
d00d ……Dude
DS ……….Dear son
DTS ……..Don’t think so
DV8 ……..Deviate
DW ……….Dear (or Darling) wife
DWF ……..Divorced white female
DWM …….Divorced white male

Ever wondered what it all means. When you are new to the Internet, understanding Chat and mobile Acronyms, numbers and Smilies can be somewhat difficult. The following are some of the meanings for Numbers & Characters.

? ………………I have a question or I don’t understand
?4U ………….I have a question for you
;S …………….Gentle warning, like “Huh? What did you mean?”
^^ ……………Read the line or message above
<3 ……………sideways heart = love, friendship
<33 ………….bigger sideways heart, more 3s makes a bigger heart
@TEOTD …..At the end of the day
.02 …………..My two cents worth
121 …………..One-to-one (private chat initiation)
143 …………..I love you
14AA441 ….One for All, and All for One
19 …………….Zero hand (gambling term)
20 …………….The Location
1DR …………..I wonder
2G2BT ……….Too Good to be True
2MI ……………Too much information
2MOR ………..Tomorrow
404 ……………I don’t know
411 ……………Information
420 ……………Marijuana or Lets get high
4COL …………For crying out loud
4EAE ………….Forever and ever
4NR .………….Foreigner
^5 ……………..High-five
6Y ……………..Sexy
86 ……………..Over
9 ………………..Parent is watching

Do you have any more? We would love to hear from you.

Below are several links to child safety sites and activities. I will update the list as I find more.

• Child Find Canada (www.childfind.ca) – A site for Parents about missing children and child safety.
• Elmer The Safety Elephant (www.elmer.ca) - Think safe, Games, colouring pages and downloads for primary school kids (K-3). Play with Elmer the Safety Elephant.
• FKBKO – For Kids By Kids Online (www.fkbko.co.uk)- Internet safety information for children, schools, and parents.
• KidsCom Jr (www.kidscomjr.com)- Games, Art, Friends, Parents and play the Internet safety game.
• KidsCom (www.kidscom.com) - Adventure game, virtual world. Play with real friends and virtual pets.
• KidShield Safety Quiz (www.kidshield.com) - Use KidShield tools and information to create a SafetyNet for your children online.
• NetSmartz Kids (www.netsmartz.org)- Games, Activities, email, Free Stuff, tunes and an important area on Use your NetSmarts which address some very import safety information and videos.
• Parents Talk (www.parents-talk.com)- Information for Parent on Internet safety.
• Missing Kids (www.missingkids.com)- A site for Parents about missing children and child safety.
• Stay Safe.org (www.staysafe.org)- Information for Parent about online safety and security issues.
• Stay Safe.org – Kids Area – Games Virtual Community and Activities.
• Disney Online (http://home.disney.com.au/) - All things Disney for Kids! Movies, TV, Games, Music and more.

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