Plus 50 More Acronyms Every Parent Should Know

  1. 2NITE - Tonight
  2. AEAP - As Early As Possible
  3. ALAP - As Late As Possible
  4. AWGTHTGTTA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again
  5. B4YKI - Before You Know It
  6. BOHICA - Bend Over Here It Comes
  7. BRB - Be Right Back
  8. BRT - Be Right There
  9. CWYL - Chat With You Later
  10. C-P - Sleepy
  11. CYT or SYT - See You Tomorrow
  12. E123 - Easy as 1 2 3
  13. EM? - Excuse Me?
  14. EOD - End Of Day
  15. F2F - Face to Face
  16. FOAF - Friend Of A Friend
  17. HAK - Hugs And Kisses
  18. ILU or ILY - I Love You
  19. IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
  20. L/C - Just Checking
  21. KOTL - Kiss On The Lips
  22. L8R - Later
  23. LD - Long Distance
  24. LMK - Let Me Know
  25. LOL - Laugh Out Loud
  26. NAZ - Name, Address, Zip
  27. N-A-Y-L - In A While
  28. NM - Never Mind or Nothing Much
  29. OLL - Online Love
  30. OSIF - Of Sh** I Forgot
  31. OTP - On The Phone
  32. QT - Cutie
  33. RN - Right Now
  34. ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
  35. RU - Are You ... ?
  36. RUMORF - Are You Male or Female
  37. SITD - Still In The Dark
  38. SMIM - Send Me an Instant Message
  39. SMEM - Send Me and Email
  40. SO - Significant Other
  41. SOHF - Sense Of Humor Failure
  42. SWDYT - So What Do You Think?
  43. TOM - Tomorrow
  44. TS - Tough Sh**
  45. TTFN - Ta-ta For Now
  46. U-R? - You Are ... ?
  47. WFM - Works For Me
  48. WTH - What The Heck
  49. WUF - Where Are You From?
  50. WYRN - What's Your Real Name?

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The NetLingo Top 20 Internet Acronyms Every Parent Needs to Know

  1. POS - Parent Over Shoulder
  2. PIR - Parent In Room
  3. P911 - Parent Alert
  4. PAW - Parents Are Watching
  5. PAL - Parents Are Listening
  6. ASL - Age, Sex, Location
  7. MorF - Male or Female
  8. SorG - Straight or Gay
  9. LMIRL - Let's Meet In Real Life
  10. KPC - Keeping Parents Clueless
  11. TDTM - Talk Dirty To Me
  12. IWSN - I Want Sex Now
  13. NIFOC - Nude In Front of Computer
  14. GYPO - Get Your Pants Off
  15. ADR - Address
  16. WYCM - Will You Call Me
  17. KFY - Kiss For You
  18. MOOS - Member Of the Opposite Sex
  19. MOSS or MOTSS - Member Of the Same Sex
  20. NALOPKT - Not A Lot Of People Know That

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Internet Protection Tips for Parents

  1. Once it's online, it's ALWAYS online!
  2. Do not post any identifying information online.
  3. Never share passwords with anyone!
  4. Set profiles to private.
  5. Teach your children that "stranger danger" also applies to the Internet.
  6. Do no post any pictures.
  7. Be very careful about adding a stranger to your "friends list."
  8. Give you child permission to tell you if something is wrong online.
  9. Monitor your child's online activity.
  10. Warn children about the dangers of "chat rooms."
  11. Limit online activity.
  12. Accompany your child if they want to meet someone they met online.
  13. Check your child's profiles and blogs.
  14. Report anything suspicious or threatening to the networking site.
  15. Don't assume that filters or security programs will protect your child better than you can.