Hi! Well I've done a lot of this so here goes... Please don't take this the wrong way,first know what the problems are with this young woman as much as you can. Will her Mother come with her,you might want this to avoid other problems or go to their home when the parents are there! Instruct her parents to tell her all the dangers that are out there in computer land. You could join in this talk but it should be done with the parents. They should talk about care in not giving out addresses,personal information and under no way to let photos of her go out. Talk about all of this before. Think in a protective manner of yourself,her and the situation. Good luck,a little interest from some one other than the parents can help a lot.

Hey what about getting her into video editing,  you can use a program called ulead videostudio you can get free sample disc's to get you started or even upload it off the net goto www.ulead.com its great you can make small to large productions maybe get her to take some photo's of her friends or things she likes and then upload them onto computer and get her to make a small slide show with music ans transistions, then she can even burn them to disc/DVD and show off her creation .. before long she will be hooked ...garenteed. msg me if you need any more info...

good luck!!

Skylee

Hiya

I'm not quite sure if I understand the question exactly but I will give it a shot and tell you what michaela and Tiana enjoy...12 and nearly 14...Okay they have messenger but the rules are if used I know the password and all conversations are saved...If i find one wiped convo banning happens...They love open office as thye both like to write stories and poetry and print them out and they can make it look good I'm sure you know how it works...The girls like bebo but again passwords are a thing that is needed..I have all the kids password because once when my son ran away I needed to find him and signed into his messenger to do so...I think if they actinf approriately within my rules on the puter then they will be okay with this because they have nothing to hide...There is also a few australian site for freebies the kids seem to like etc...On pc cillan we have the safety thingy (I have no idea what I am talking about hehe) is set on medium to high and so some sites the kids try to go on it says no then I go check it out and see if it is okay...I think messenger is a big thing to keep an eye on as there is so many people who like to pretend they are teens......I think a digital camera as someone mentioned is a great idea I use gimp as it is free and is pretty good to muck around with the girls like it too....
Hope there is something in there you can use
Cheers
Angie

try asking her what interests she has, teenagers vary somewhat!!

if she has a digital camera, or has acess to one, why not ask her to take photo's of what interests her, then you can edit and enhance the pictures using a program like adobe photoshop or one similar - i think some windows packages has one inbuilt, and some camera's com with free software. This would be something positive for her to do, and will have an 'outcome' something to view and be proud of.

a few years back i used a website 'www.girland.com' and site especially for teenage girls, where you can discuss interests, fashion, make-up, books, films, tv, aswell as ask others advice on problem pages, it includes a chat room and a points system so you have goals to work towards.

as for filters - you just have to be carefull, make sure that no personal info is ever given out on any sites, but if anyone wants to look at adult sites they will. filters can not prevent this from happening effectively.

hope this helps.

Rhian

most 12 to 13 years old are into fashion ,music, chatting on line and hanging out with there friends .I think the best thing here is just ask her what she into ,(her interests are).

That way you have some idea and you can go into the sites your self and look.You can put  blocks in place  so she dosen't go into adult area .