Internet Safety Tips Resources

Research and install anti-virus programs to http://boards.nbc.com/themoreyouknow/index

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Research and install programs that can filter
what your children are viewing on the
internet.

Teach your children to not give out any http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/kidsparents.as

personal information on the internet such as px?id=2323
name, address, telephone number etc.

Monitor your children’s e-mail to make sure

they are not getting any threatening
messages from unfamiliar senders. Talk to
your children about not responding to these
messages and to never meet anyone in
person that they first “met” online.
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Put the computer in an open room where it

is easy to view what your child is viewing
on the internet. http://www.netsmartz.org/Safety/SafetyTips

Encourage your children to use child-

friendly and educational websites and search
engines.

Most importantly talk to your children about http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

computer and internet safety. The more they
know the safer they will be on the internet.

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Social Networking Sites
Most internet users are members of one of
the many social networking sites that are
available on the web. These include
anything from Facebook and MySpace, to
dating services like E-Harmony.
Users need to understand that anything
posted on these kinds of websites, such as
personal information or pictures, can be
viewed by anyone who has access to the
internet. Users need to make sure to post
only things they are comfortable with
sharing to the Internet world.
Also, because these websites require such
personal information such as e-mail
addresses or even phone numbers, they can
attract very dangerous predators. There
have been reports of things from
kidnappings, to sexual abuse. It is easy for
predators to pretend they are someone they
are really not on the internet. They can post
fake pictures and have fake conversations
just to get more personal information. This
can be extremely dangerous if users are not
careful.
Exposure to Inappropriate Material
Without monitoring what your children are
viewing on the internet, they can stumble
upon links that will lead them to
inappropriate material.
Children have the tendency to be curious,
but we need to make sure that their curiosity
is guided into the right direction.
Not monitoring what your children are
viewing on the internet gives them access to
x-rated pictures, videos and much more.
The internet can expose your children to
websites that operate illegally, display
unreliable content, and could be extremely
offending to them.
The internet can also expose children to
websites promoting things like drugs and
alcohol. If children view these things on the
internet for the first time, they will not be
educated enough to understand the dangers
of drugs and alcohol. Websites promoting
such habits can have a negative influence on
your child’s life. Children need to
understand that just because celebrities do it
in the movies; it does not mean it is safe.
Computer Viruses
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piece of technology that we rely on very
much now-a-days. Unfortunately, the
internet is also a very easy way to catch a
virus on your computer. You not only want
to keep your children safe on the internet,
but you also want to keep your computer
safe while your children surf the internet.
Viruses can be caught many ways.
Computers can be infected by hackers,
through e-mail’s, instant messages, pop-ups,
chat rooms and unreliable websites. Viruses
can affect just a few files, to making the
entire computer crash. Computer viruses are
very dangerous and not something to be
taken lightly.