Internet Safety Resource Guide

Here are several links for resources to help you with Internet safety and your children.

Safekids is a family guide to making the internet and technology safe, fun and productive.

FBI Guide to Internet Safety  is a guide prepared from actual investigations involving child victims, as well as investigations where law enforcement officers posed as children.

Nations Center for Missing and Exploited Children  has several guides and helpful tips for you and your children.

Kids Health’s Internet Safety  say it’s important to be aware of what your children see and hear on the Internet, who they meet, and what they share about themselves on line.

The E-Mail ABC’s a great article on e-mail etiquette and 26 tips for composing and sending e-mails.

10 Tips For Internet Safety

1.     Place the computer in a family area! No matter what!!

2.    Create rules and consequences about online usage in general.

3.    Create specific rules and consequences about Internet usage.

4.    Be involved!!!

5.    Go over all preferences, profiles (make sure there are none), lists, and other settings with your child.

6.    Talk with your child about ethical and safety issues.

7.    Use parental controls, filtering software and/or monitoring software.

8.    Start a support group.

9.    Be a role model.

10. Be a parent and take control of your child’s online life and safety!!!!