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An official guide to help parents decipher the language used by their children on social media has been launched by the Government.
ParentInfo, a website designed to help older generations better understand the communications of teenagers and children, has been unveiled by the Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan.
Terms such as “GNOC” (meaning “get naked on camera”) and “420” (“cannabis”) are often enough to “KPC” – “keep parents clueless’”
Not all the acronyms and abbreviations highlighted by the guide are dangerous – “IRL” simply means “in real life”.
But many indicate sexual content, and the new dictionary may help parents shine a light on youngsters engaging in risky behaviour. There is particular emphasis on safeguarding from paedophiles who mask their true identity behind a computer screen, with “LMIRL” meaning “let’s meet in real life” and “IWSN” translating as “I want sex now”.
The Department for Education (DfE) reports that one in five parents feel “ill equipped” to keep their children safe online. A quarter of girls aged between nine and 16 say they’ve been “bothered” on the internet.
MsMorgan said: “As a parent myself, I understand how important it is to know your child is safe and that’s why this new, online service is so important. I hope all schools take advantage of this new resource, which addresses fundamental issues like cyber bullying and body confidence – so that they can help protect their children in this digital age.”
TheDfE says 550 schools have already registered touse ParentInfo.
Tracey Oakden, a head of department at Matthew Arnold school in Oxford, told The Independent: “The world has become increasingly complex. The rapid growth and usage of social media has significantly changed the pressures and influences on young people in way that adults can’t always easily comprehend.
“I think this site may help parents, as I know that they struggle with where to go to for information and advice.
“Any conversation that happens as a result of the website and prevents a young person sending an image they later regret via social media will mean it has worked.”
Interesting and enlightening! Interesting and enlightening! 本帖最后由 phoebezhang77 于 2015-9-24 12:12 编辑
Thanx for sharing. For a comprehensive list of the language, one can refer to www.netlingo.com/acronyms, and for a published paper book, to www.netlingo.com/shop/netlingo-the-list. The iphone users are somewhat more lucky in that an open app of 'Chat Slang' is now available at APP store. This e-dict, derived right from its online resource -- www.ChatSlang.com. proves to be an informative reference and a real helper.Not only does it enable a powerful search for both words and emoticons, but it uses a five-star rating system to show the popularity of each word included in its lexicon.
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