Internet safety for kids and teens is a hot topic. We all want our kids to be safe online. Unfortunately, most of the information available to parents on online safety is drawn from research on face-to-face bullying. Bullying and online aggression are not always the same. Aggression is a natural impulse that kids learn to temper through trial and error. Just as we must sometimes let our kids work out their own issues at school or in their peer groups, they need the freedom online to learn how to respond to aggression, or experience the repercussions of their own aggression. Kids are often more sophisticated than parents in both their use of technology and their ability to navigate online communication. They use different tools.…