Cyber Safety
5 Simple Strategies for Promoting Safe Internet Use
5 Simple Strategies for Promoting Safe Internet Use
Discuss in advance a strategy for what to do when your child encounters something inappropriate or is approached by someone online.
Discuss in advance a strategy for what to do when your child encounters something inappropriate or is approached by someone online.
Warn your child about the dangers of online predators. Make sure your child knows to NEVER arrange a meeting with someone they met online. Their life and safety could depend on it.
Warn your child about the dangers of online predators. Make sure your child knows to NEVER arrange a meeting with someone they met online. Their life and safety could depend on it.
Be aware of any changes in your child's behavior and increases in computer usage. If you're unsure, ask, ask, ask...
Be aware of any changes in your child's behavior and increases in computer usage. If you're unsure, ask, ask, ask...
Watch out for online bullying. Let your child know that it isn't acceptable to tease, harass other kids or have it done to them even if "everyone is doing it" or "it's just a joke".
Watch out for online bullying. Let your child know that it isn't acceptable to tease, harass other kids or have it done to them even if "everyone is doing it" or "it's just a joke".
Before allowing your child to have a social networking page, make sure you have one and require that they "friend you" so you can monitor their pages for appropriate content.
Before allowing your child to have a social networking page, make sure you have one and require that they "friend you" so you can monitor their pages for appropriate content.
Useful Resources
Useful Resources
How to Protect Your Children on Their Smartphone: A very useful pictograph that shares a brief overview of many popular apps and what their benefits and risks are. If you have ever wondered about Kik, SnapChat and others, take a look here.
How to Protect Your Children on Their Smartphone: A very useful pictograph that shares a brief overview of many popular apps and what their benefits and risks are. If you have ever wondered about Kik, SnapChat and others, take a look here.
NetSmartz: One of the best resources out there for information about and safety procedures for online usage and behavior. Topics to choose from include: blogging, cell phones, texting, social networking, gaming, identity theft, cyberbullying.
NetSmartz: One of the best resources out there for information about and safety procedures for online usage and behavior. Topics to choose from include: blogging, cell phones, texting, social networking, gaming, identity theft, cyberbullying.
Cyber Tip Line 1-800-843-5678: A government-funded CyberTipline from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, staffed 24/7 to receive reports of child exploitation online. This site has terrific resources in the HDOP section and it links to a six page list of online lingo abbreviations used by kids in chats and e-mails.
Cyber Tip Line 1-800-843-5678: A government-funded CyberTipline from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, staffed 24/7 to receive reports of child exploitation online. This site has terrific resources in the HDOP section and it links to a six page list of online lingo abbreviations used by kids in chats and e-mails.