The Parent's Workbook on Cyber Slang and Internet Acronyms: What All Parents Need to Know to Understand What Is Really Being Said Online

This short workbook is for busy parents and caregivers in the digital age who are interested in understanding how our young people are communicating online. From emojis to acronyms that would baffle a hieroglyphics expert, young people are creating their own cyber slang. This guide proposes to decipher some of the terms and underlines that parents need to have an open and regular dialogue with their children about their online activities - no matter what language the children are using.Elizabeth Milovidov has gathered expressions and acronyms for various online sources, as well as going to the source: students and young people. The result is a collation of cyber slang grouped by category.


About the Author
Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov is a lawyer from California, a law professor in Paris, France and an eSafety Consultant in Europe. Using this European/American viewpoint on Internet, technology and social media issues, she writes in a clear, focused, down-to-earth manner to keep kids safe and parents sane while all enjoy the digital age adventure. Elizabeth is also an independent expert on Children's Rights and Internet for the Children's Rights Division of the Council of Europe, as well as the founder of DigitalParentingCoach.com, a website with resources and tools for parents and caregivers. She hosts The Digital Parenting Community, a Facebook group providing online support and invites you to join. As a mother to two tech savvy little kids, she understands the challenges of parenting in the digital age - and the huge rewards when we get it right.