Keeping Your Child Safe On The Intenet: Tips For Parents

Some Suggestions For Parents:

• Monitor Internet use and find out which sites your child frequents.
• Encourage your child to come to you if they encounter anything strange, uncomfortable or upsetting online.
• Invest in monitoring software to help protect your child while using the computer.
• Tell your child to NEVER give out any personal information or post photos and NEVER meet anyone in person met online without permission.

To report any indecent materials or pornography involving children or adolescents online, immediately notify your local FBI office or call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at (800) 843-5678.

Helpful Links and Resources

Web Wise Kids offers teachers, law enforcement officers, community groups and after-school program leaders to educate children in computer labs accross the U.S. Most of the products are prevention designed for classroom use, though a family version is available.
http://www.webwisekids.org

i-SAFE Inc. Founded in 1998 and endorsed by the U.S. Congress. i-SAFE incorporates classroom curriculum with community outreach to empower students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make the Internet a safer place.
http://www.isafe.org

Cyberbullying is sending or posting harmful or cruel text or images using the Internet or other digital communication devices. This Web site provides Professional Development to educators, a guide for parents to detect and prevent, and students with additional helpful information.
http://www.cyberbully.org

Media Awareness Network - Resources and support for everyone interested in media and information literacy for young people. This Web site is for teachers and parents.
http://www.media-awareness.ca

GetNetWise helps both adults and children with the Internet focusing on 4 areas of concern: Keeping children safe online; Stopping unwanted e-mail and spam; Protecting computers from hackers and viruses; and Keeping personal information private.
http://www.getnetwise.org

Wired Kids , Inc. involves preventing and helping investigate cybercrimes and abuses, and also has many online safety games for younger children and information for all ages (children, teachers, parents and law enforcement).
http://www.wiredkids.org

The NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational safety resource to teach kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet. NetSmartz was created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ® (NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA).
http://www.netsmartz.org

Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse, The Consortium for School Networking, offers school districts options for providing access to appropriate Internet content at school.
http://www.safewiredschools.org

NetSafe, The Internet Safety Group, provides safety information to schools, kids, parents, adults, businesses, counselors and community groups on topics such as: Computer Security; Sex Offenders; Internet Fraud and Identity Theft; and even Mobile Phone Safety.
http://www.netsafe.org.nz

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Parent and Teacher Guides to Internet Safety
http://www.fbi.gov/kids/parents/parents.htm