Internet Child Safety

Before teaching your kids and students about online safety, it's a good idea to educate yourself. By understanding the risks a child faces online and what our teens and tweens are doing on the internet today, you will be able to better educate your kids, students and their parents on Internet Safety.

Understand the Risks

Start out by reading a recent eye opening national poll by the Polly Klaas Foundation on WHAT TEENS AND TWEENS ARE DOING ONLINE TODAY then take some time to learn how to recognize signs that a child might be at risk by reading FBI - A PARENTS GUIDE TO INTERNET SAFETY. Some other good resources that identify the risks are WHAT ARE THE RISKS from safekids.com and WHAT ARE THE RISKS FOR CHILDREN ONLINE? from getnetwise.com.

Study Some Real Case Studies:

Take the time to listen to some of these heart wrenching real life stories in video put together by NetSmartz workshops to educate teachers and parents about the kinds of risks children face on the Internet today.

NetSmartz Workshops: Real Live Case Study Videos and stories to educate parents and teachers about the risks kids face.

Online Dangers Pose Risks: Article on some real life stories, Internet tips and additional resources.

Download the following publications for your classroom and parents.

Know the Rules- Internet Safety Quiz for Adults: Tips for parents on how to make their children's online visits safer

Your Kids Can Fill in the Blanks. Can You?: Tips on how to protect children from online sexual exploitation and a quiz on commonly used chat acronyms

Internet Safety kit from the Poly Klaas Foundation. (Free Internet Safety Kit which will be available in the Spring of 2006)