• The 411 for online activities
• • Online gaming
  • Search Engines
  • • What is it?
    • How do adolescents use it?
    • What are the risks?
    • How can I make it safer?
    • Comments
  • Social networking websites
  • Instant Messaging (IM)
  • Email
  • Cell phones and texting
  • Chat Rooms
  • Peer-to-Peer (P2P) and BitTorrent
  • Online Video Sharing Sites
  • Webcams
• Relationships and the Internet
• Child Development
• Internet Safety Tools for Parents

Search Engines

How do adolescents use it?

• Adolescents use search engines to search for information on a variety of topics/interests like favourite actors/characters, music, artists, online gaming sites, social networking sites, etc.
• Adolescents begin to explore sexuality through searches for "sex," "porn," "boobs," etc.