Know What Your Kids Are Saying:
The New Digital Language
To Protect Your Kids, Speak Their Language
Whether it's text messaging, e-mails, or in chat rooms, young people have developed a digital language all their own. Do you know what your kids are saying online? Internet predators do. Below are 25 acronyms that are being used by young people today, and what you see will suprise you!
| 121 | One to one | IWALU | I will always love you | PA | Parent alert |
| A/S/L? | Age, sex, location | KOC | Kiss on cheek | PAL | Parents are listening |
| CID | Crying in disgrace | KOL | Kiss on lips | PANB | Parents are near by |
| CRBT | Crying real big tears | LMIRL | Lets meet in real life | POS | Parents over shoulder |
| F2F | Face to face | NIFOC | Nude if front of computer | SWAK | Sealed with a kiss |
| FUD | Fear, uncertainty and doubt | NP | Nosy parents or No Problem | TAW | Teachers are watching |
| ILU | I love you | OLL | Online Love | WTGP | Want to go private? |
| IPN | I'm posting nude | P911 | My parents are coming! | TOS | Teacher over shoulder |
| WUF | Where are you from? | LOL | Laughing out loud |
Full Acronyms Listing
Source: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
