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We have home security system in our home.  It keeps my family safe.  It’s easy to use and we sleep better at night because we know there is a sophisticated system protecting the family and home.
Safety and protection shouldn’t stop at the front door.  A family needs to be protected online as well.  With millions of interactions occurring online every day, we need to be certain that our family’s safety is protected.  Each time we purchase an item online, surf a new web page, or log onto our bank, we need to be certain that no one is “sneaking in” our online house. Bit Defender Total Security is my family’s online security tool.  With Bit Defender, I know that “someone” is always protecting my family, just like my home security system protects my house.  I am confident that a virus or spyware will not …

As a mom, I fear what’s lurking out there when children and teens use the internet.  We, Smart Mamas, need to be watchful for our children, just like when we bring them to the park and are carfeful that they are always safe. We teach them not to talk to strangers, and how to handle bullies and more.  Now, we need to teach them proper behavior at the “online” playground, the Internet.  I’m sharing a great piece by BitMoms.com, including access to a superb guide that provides excellent information on ways to protect our children online.
If you haven’t already, I encourage you to join BitMoms.com. Leticia, Chief Bit Mom, shared information on this community in June.  I continue to strongly recommend it for all Smart Mamas who are interested in staying on top of the latest information regarding …

As a Smart Mom you need to budget every single minute of your day.  Most of us have a plan each morning, or I think at times a dream, of what is to be accomplished that day.  Between carpools, soccer practice and ballet, not to mention laundry, dinner and upkeep of the house, how can we attempt to face our “online” day?  A Smart Mama must have a plan, each day to get to her online responsibilities. The sites that take her away from folding laundry or getting the salad prepared for dinner must be worthwhile a serve a great purpose.  Below is a Smart Mama list of 10 things I follow or at least attempt to follow, each day. What’s on your list?  What should I add to mine?

Tweetdeck:  Twitter tool that …

I admit it, I’m addicted to my smart phone (iPhone.) Sometimes it’s out of hand. I’ve been like this for a long time.  I remember my old little Samsung flip phone back in 2001, which I could use to check my email and play basic trivia games.  I felt very techy as I would check my email at the mall.  Now, I can’t even imagine not checking all forms of social media while in line at Publix.
On a typical day I check my email, FB and TweetDeck every 5 minutes, sometimes even more often. Honestly, I typically go through an hour without even receiving new email or a Tweet that effects me, but, that certainly doesn’t keep me from continuing my fanatic refresh of my phone.
Yes, there are moments where I’m not as fanatic.  Those times I’m most happy.  It’s like the stress of checking in is …

Today’s Smarty Pants Mama is Leticia, Chief BitMom for BitMoms.com.  Today Leticia is here to discuss the importance of keeping our families safe online and the free resources available through BitMoms.
These days everyone is online and while the internet is a treasure trove of resources, it can also be dangerous for our children.  Kids unknowingly share too much information about themselves by not setting their privacy controls on Facebook.  Peers can anonymously cyberbully through Formspring and saying the mean hateful things can crush a classmate’s self esteem.  And did you know that your kids may be engaging with strangers in your own living room? Gaming platforms that automatically connect to the internet are a way for strangers to invite themselves into your children’s lives through multiplayer gaming.
As a mom of two children, one of my most important jobs is to protect them.  Whether …