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Teenage school students are running riot on Facebook, participating in groups that crudely rate the sexual performance of various group members, with parents, schools and Facebook either unaware, unwilling or unsuccessful in taking proactive educational action.

Billed as a 'global first', an Aussie school is forming a 'unique partnership' with a Ugandan refugee school, letting school kids 'in both countries to learn about each other's lives, as part of their geography lessons' - courtesy of Skype and the UNHCR's Australian division.

A new version of McAfee Family Protection refines parents' ability to control and track their children's Internet usage.

AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd, the distributor of the award-winning AVG anti-virus and Internet security software in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, has released the latest AVG Digital Diary which tracked early childhood technology usage trends over the course of the last year.

A Nintendo 3DS fighting game, featuring scantily clad fighters, of whom three are described as being under 18, has been banned in Sweden but is still on sale in Australia as a PG game.

The traditional Good Friday Appeal in aid of Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital is just days away. This year, HP is adding a hi-tech touch to the proceedings - any you can help, wherever you are in the world.

Around 15 years ago there was a surge of talking books for children that ran on Macs and PCs. Are we about to see a resurgence of the genre, this time on the iPad? Hairy Maclary may be the vanguard.

A recent poll sponsored by Telstra found that more than half of Australian parents with children using online social networking services like Facebook and Twitter say the services are distracting them from their studies.

According to a U.S. study, if a child is not given as much attention as another child, symptoms of depression may appear later in life for the one not perceived as mother's favorite. The other children can be adversely affected, too.

A German lead study has found that particular diets can affect the chances of having childhood asthma. A Mediterranean diet was found to reduce the chance of asthma while a diet high in saturated fat, such as in hamburgers, could increase asthma in children.

It seems that a considerable number of Australians think Big Brother is watching their Internet use - and they're not talking about Google.

According to a U.S. study from the University of Rochester, the majority of children living in apartments were exposed to smoke even though they did not live with smokers. The cigarette smoke from other tenants came through the walls and venting system in the form of secondhand smoke.

A research study has found that Camel Orbs, a product being test marketed by tobacco company R. J. Reynolds, closely resemble the breath mint Tic Tacs. Harvard researchers say if they are accidently ingested by children, this "tobacco candy" could poison them.

Oh God, here we go again, righteous types trying to tell free-thinking, law-abiding people what to do with their lives, are now on a campaign to ban porn magazines and lads mags from the newsagents, petrol stations and shops they've been in for years to 'save the children'.

A study by Microsoft Australia found that many parents are not protecting their children while navigating the sometimes dangerous Internet. In fact, the study found that about 30% of kids talk with strangers while online. For safety's sake: That's not good!