A Safe Place for Kids on the Internet - SparkTop.org

SparkTop.org is a safe site for kids, and one that specifically helps those children with learning difficulties, including learning disabilities and AD/HD, understand that they are smart, have unique talents, and can succeed in school and life.

It's operated by the Professor Garfield Foundation (PGF), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the FREE delivery of fun, engaging educational content. Jim Davis, Garfield creator, overcame asthma and stuttering as a child and feels that ALL of us have some challenge to overcome as we learn.

SparkTop,org is a place for kids to discover their unique ways of learning, develop their strengths and self-esteem, and discover strategies to succeed in and out of school. The online community provides a safe place for kids to interact, share their worries, concerns and successes, and get feedback from kids just like them.

One of the best slogans I read at SparkTop.org is actually in their FAQs where it says -- REMEMBER: Every kid learns differently, because every kid's brain is different. That's a good thing!

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Kid-Friendly Kid-Safe E-Mail

Set up kid-friendly e-mail at the child-oriented AOL web portal called KOL or a webmail service called ZooBuh. Kim Komando takes you through the various offers out there, and how to manage them, in her detailed Komando Kids Family Section article. Gmail and Hotmail accounts have features whereby parents can monitor the emails received and have options you can select to automatically delete spam mail so young eyes don't have to read the filth.

Kim also talks about desktop email programs and walks you through one of the more popular ones called Outlook.

If you've got kids who have got email accounts, this article's worth your time.

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