Internet Safety

Tips All Parents Should Use

Parents should always keep track of their children's; activities on the Internet. Parents, if your children are members of any social networks or blogs sites, he or she should have a set of ground rules and guidelines they should follow before posting any information online. Children should never post personal information, address, phone number, school, etc.... Parents should make their children aware that if they post something it is permanent and cannot be taken back. The rules about talking to strangers in a public places should also be included for the computer. Here are a few recommendations that I found online to keep children safe while surfing the Internet.

• Computers should be kept in an open room (family room or kitchen) not in any bedrooms.




• A time limit should be set for being online.




• Know what site your child is visiting and what they are posting.




• Educate your child on the dangers of the Internet, it is not always private and any information given out can be tracked back to him or her.




• Open chatrooms should never be used.




• Passwords should never be shared with anyone but a parent.




• Parents should have all passwords.




• Never pretend to be someone else.




• Never say anything you would not say face to face.
  

source:

MySpace, Facebook, Weblogs, for Teenagers; What do Parents Need to Know.

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