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04/09/2013
Better Business Bureau recommends parents do their research to ensure they find a camp that is both financially fit for their wallet and fundamentally right for their child.
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12/13/2011
The Better Business Bureau is warning parents to be skeptical if approached in shopping malls by talent scouts touting their services to get their children into television and motion pictures.
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11/08/2011
More than 60 domain names have been registered in the name of Santa Claus, offering children a wide range of opportunities to email St. Nick. Sadly, some of the websites aren’t always so trustworthy and can potentially be a dangerous way to share personal information. Better Business Bureau is advising parents to do their homework before letting their child write to Santa this holiday season.
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07/14/2011
The Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI)announced a groundbreaking agreement that will change the landscape of what is advertised to kids by the nation’s largest food and beverage companies.
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06/16/2011
Hundreds of online businesses are finding inactive Social Security numbers online –most of which are assigned to children under the age of 18 who have not started using them yet - and selling them under different names to help people establish fake credit. The scheme may lead to significant debts for children that might be almost impossible to pay off. Better Business Bureau is warning parents to be on the lookout for the signs that point to their child’s identity being compromised or stolen.
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03/21/2011
If your child is having a hard time learning to read, needs a hand with their calculus homework or even SAT*/ACT® preparation, a tutor may be the answer. The Better Business Bureau has advice on finding and working with a tutor to best meet your child’s needs.
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03/08/2011
While summer camps may put out glossy brochures to convince parents that their camps are the best place for children this summer, there is more to camp than sing-alongs and campfires. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) reminds parents that they should look beyond the sales pitch if they want their children to be safe and well-supervised.
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02/09/2011
Knowing where your kids are can be a full time job. Knowing where they are online—which websites they’re visiting and who they’re talking to—is even harder, but is no less important. The Better Business Bureau Children’s Advertising Review Unit encourages parents to teach their kids and tweens about unsafe online situations and recommends looking out for seven stop signs.
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02/16/2010
The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) recommendeded that Roblox modify its website to better protect the privacy of child visitors. The company has done so.
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03/02/2009
On February 17, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—an economic stimulus plan totaling $787 billion in federal spending and tax cuts. For small business owners who don’t want to wade through the actual document, Better Business Bureau offers a summary on some items in the stimulus package that might benefit them.
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12/06/2006
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, effective April 21, 2000, applies to the online collection of personal information from children under 13. The new rules spell out what a Web site operator must include in a privacy policy, when and how to seek verifiable consent from a parent and what responsibilities an operator has to protect children's privacy and safety online.
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12/01/2002
Whether playing, shopping, studying or just surfing, today's kids are taking advantage of all that the web has to offer. But when it comes to their personal information, who's in charge? The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, requires commercial website operators to get parental consent before collecting any personal information from kids under 13. COPPA allows teachers to act on behalf of a parent during school activities online, but does not require them to do so. That is, the law does not require teachers to make decisions about the collection of their students' personal information. Check to see whether your school district has a policy about disclosing student information.
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12/01/2000
Whether playing, shopping, studying or just surfing, today's kids are taking advantage of all that the web has to offer. But when it comes to their personal information, who's in charge? The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, requires commercial website operators to get parental consent before collecting any personal information from kids under 13. COPPA allows teachers to act on behalf of a parent during school activities online, but does not require them to do so. That is, the law does not require teachers to make decisions about the collection of their students' personal information. Check to see whether your school district has a policy about disclosing student information.
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02/01/2000
Whether playing, shopping, studying or just surfing, today's kids are taking advantage of all that the web has to offer. But when it comes to their personal information online, who's in charge? In an effort to put parents in the catbird seat, the Federal Trade Commission has established new rules for website operators to make sure that kids' privacy is protected while they're online. These rules are part of the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Here's a look at what the law requires, starting April 21, 2000.
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