Press Releases

CyberBully411.com a key resource in the fight against cyberbullying

CyberBully411.com, a ground breaking website focusing on cyberbullying and created by Internet Solutions for Kids, recently has been highlighted as a key resource in the fight for youth safety online.  Parents will find this as well as other informative sites and helpful information in Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids about Being Online, an important new [...]

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ISK receives CDC funding to examine links between violent new medias and violent behavior among adolescents

Internet Solutions for Kids, Inc. is one of two national research organizations to be awarded funding from the Division of Violence Prevention, NCIPC, at the Centers for Disease Control to investigate the possible relationship between exposure to violent new medias, and aggressive and violent behavior among young people.  The three-year study will focus on the [...]

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Limited Exposure to Media Violence Reduces Violence among Youths

San Diego – A new research study has found that youths with minimal exposure to violence in movies, television, music, games and Web sites are significantly less likely to report violent and aggressive behaviors than those exposed to more violent media.
The study, presented at the American Public Health Association’s 136th Annual Meeting & Exposition in [...]

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INTERNET HARASSMENT SOMETIMES CHRONIC, DANGEROUS

While most incidents of child and teen Internet harassment are isolated, non-harmful exchanges between peers, some incidents are distressing and result in aggressive offline contacts, sometimes perpetrated by adults. In the study, “Examining Characteristics and Associated Distress Related to Internet Harassment: Findings From the Second Youth Internet Safety Survey,” researchers reviewed results from The Second [...]

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Social networking sites endangering young teens? Maybe not.

Youth may be more likely victimized while using instant messenger and visiting chat rooms than while using social networking sites, new research this week reports.
The study, conducted by child health researchers Michele Ybarra of Internet Solutions for Kids and Kimberly Mitchell of the University of New Hampshire, set out to look at the places online [...]

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