Basic Child Safety Advice
- Supervise your children online or use software to keep track of there usage.
- Talk to your children about what is appropriate behavior for them online.
- Let them know that online not everyone is who they say they are . A 13 year old girl may actually be a 25 year old man.
- Never give out your password to friends and strangers.
- Never give out your personal information. Including your school, sports team or phone number. Tell your parents if any one wants your personal information.
- Never make plans to meet someone in person without talking to your parents first.
- If you hear, read or see something online that makes you feel uncomfortable tell your parents.
- Do not share files on your computer without telling your parents.
- Know who is sending you e-mails before you open them or download attachments.
- Learn who to contact if something goes wrong online.
Child Safe Browser Systems
Kid Rocket A site for parents of children 2 to 14. Free browser that allows access to only parent approved sites like Disney.com http://www.kidrocket.org
These Sites will help you teach your kids more about online safety
Parent Training Basic Child Computer Safety-US Goverment Program http://onguardonline.gov/tutorials/index.html
Largest Private Child Safety help group http://www.wiredkids.org
Child Training and games FBI Child Internet Safety Bus Trip http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm
Disney online safety training game http://disney.go.com/surfswell
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