Internet Safety - How To Protect Your Kids from Internet Dangers

 

Internet Security for Kids & Parents

RCMP & Canadian Governments Web Safety: Information for Parents and Children Protecting Your Child - Internet Safety Canadian Strategy to Promote Safe, Wise, and Responsible Internet Use Canada's Children in a Wired World: The Parent's View Crime Prevention Tips for Children - What Parents Can Do Sexual Exploitation of Children Strengthening National DNA Data Bank Legislation Alberta - Reducing the Risks in the Classroom Alberta - Safe Internet Use BC - Internet Safety Tips for Parents Nova Scotia - Internet Safety   SafeCanada.ca Hacking On-Line Transactions Spamming Viruses CyberTip.Ca Cybertip Report Form Online Safety Challenge Protecting Children from Online Sexual Exploitation Safety Tips Surfing Safely Safety Toolbox OurMissingChildren.com Strangers in Cyberspace Deal.org A Parent's Guide to the Online World 11 Tips to Keep Your Kids Safe Supervision and Prevention Means Safe Surfing For Your Kids Childnet International Childnet produced a Flash video and a 54 slide PowerPoint presentation looking at the issues of Internet safety for parents. Media: Multimedia Seminar : Powerpoint (1.2MB) Your Family and Spam

ONLINE LINGO - acronyms commonly used by kids in Instant Messenger (IM) and chatrooms.

ONLINE RISKS - It is important to note the types of dangers that children may be susceptible to on the Internet.

Your child quickly changes what is on the screen when you walk in the room.

Your child stays up late at night talking to friends online.

You notice links to sexually-explicit or inappropriate sites in the history section of the browser.