Practicing safe online habits can be an important step in staying safe.  The internet is an important hub of communication, and it’s valuable nature can tend to make some overlook some good safety tips to look into.

Summary of Safety Tips for Parents

• Become more computer literate and develop Internet savvy.
• Place your computer in an area of your home where you can easily monitor your child’s Internet activity.
• Talk with your kids about their online friends and activities.
• Do not let your kids in chat rooms. There is currently no method to detect a disguised predator that may be lurking quietly in a chat room.
• Implement parental controls available on your online service, install protective software on your home computer, or use a filtered ISP.
• Monitor the amount of time your child spends on the Internet
• Establish online rules and an agreement with your child about Internet use while at home or away from home.
• Watch for changes in your child’s behavior (mention of adults you don’t know, secretiveness, inappropriate sexual knowledge, sleeping problems, etc.).

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The source quoted above has a lot more information and safety tips for both parents and children.  For some quick tips, you can also scroll down to the bottom for a great quick tip resource.

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