Child Safety Online

Keeping our children safe on the Internet is everyone's responsibility.

Parents need to stay in close touch with their kids as they explore the World Wide Web.

Teachers need to help students use the Internet appropriately and safely in schools and libraries.

Community groups, public libraries, after-school programs, and others should help educate the public about safe surfing.

It's not at all uncommon for kids to know more about the Internet and computers than their parents or teachers. If that's the case in your home or classroom you can use this as an opportunity to have your child teach you a thing or two about the Internet. Ask them where they like to go on the Internet and what they think you might enjoy online. Get your child to talk with you about what's positive or not about their Internet experience. Also, no matter how Web-literate your child is, you should still provide guidance especially when it comes to keeping personal family information private.

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Keep calm...

Just as adults need to help kids stay safe, they also need to learn not to overreact when they find out a child or teenager has been exposed to inappropriate material or strayed from a rule. Whatever you do, don't blame or punish your child if they tell you about an uncomfortable online encounter. Your best strategy is to work with them, not against them, so you both can learn from what happened and figure out how to keep it from happening again.

The challenges posed by the Internet can be positive. Learning to make good choices on the Internet can serve young people well by helping them to think critically about the choices they will face. Preparing them well for different circumstances will teach them how to make good choices which is a skill that will last a lifetime.

Parents Guide to Online Privacy

While kids are often more computer savvy than their parents — they can sign up for a game or subscribe to a chat room service easily, without realizing the consequences of revealing personal information to strangers. As a rule, children should not reveal personal information about themselves online without a parent's permission. This includes their name, email address, postal address, phone number, photo, school address, etc. Today's technology and various resources provide reverse lookup features enabling an offender to get personal information quite effortlessly with little information to start with.

Teach your children about some of the risks involved if they reveal their name, address, telephone number and/or email address online and print out some of these general rules for your children to follow as they surf online. You can help children protect their privacy and themselves if you teach them to be privacy-wise.

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