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The internet provides a great resource for children
of all ages. With the abundance of information available
along with the accessibility of social platforms, there
are precautions to be aware for their safety.
- Know the images your child is posting
online
- Be aware of children's online use and computer
time
- Be aware of children's activities, connections,
friends
- Disallow chat rooms and restrict instant messaging
parameters, parents to monitor chats, messages,
emails.
- Never a good idea to meet face-to-face especially
in private and remote location
- Establish household online rules and stick with
it
- Don't give out personal information: name, phone
number, birthdate, parents or family names, address,
school, clubs or teams
- Don't put child's name and email address in any
public directories or profiles
- Don't respond to belligerent or suggestive chats,
messages, emails
- Keep computers in common areas, not in private
areas
- Use gender-neutral screen name
- Most importantly - talk with your child about
online safety
If you or your children receive messages or images
that are obscene, lewd, and/or indecent with the intent
to harass, abuse, or threaten, you should immediately
report this to the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children's Cyber Tipline at 1-800-843-5678 or
Cybertip:
Missing Kids.com
For more information and guidelines for internet
safety: Enough.org
Related Resources:
Kids
Rules for Online Safety(for pre-teens) |
SafeKids.com
Kids
Safety | FBI.gov
Family
Watchdog
National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Polly Klaas
Foundation
The Jessica
Marie Lunsford Foundation
Amber
Alert |
