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How Parents & Guardian's
Can Reduce the Risks on the Internet?
Most online services and Internet providers allow parents to limit their children's
access to certain services and features such as adult oriented "chat" and
bulletin boards. Check for these when you first subscribe. In addition there are now
programs designed specifically to enable parents to prevent children from accessing
inappropriate materials on the Internet. These tools, while not foolproof, are useful for
helping parents control children's access, but they cannot take the place of parental
involvement and supervision.
The Internet and some private bulletin boards contain areas designed specifically for
adults who wish to post, view, or read sexually explicit material. Most private bulletin
board operators who post such material limit access to people who attest that they are
adults but, like any other safeguards, be aware that there are always going to be cases
where adults fail to enforce them or children find ways around them.
The best way to assure that your children are having positive online experiences is to
stay in touch with what they are doing. One way to do this is to spend time with your
children while they're online. Have them show you what they do and ask them to teach you
how to access the services.
While children and teenagers need a certain amount of privacy, they also need parental
involvement and supervision in their daily lives. The same general parenting skills that
apply to the "real world," also apply while online.
If you have cause for concern about your children's online activities, talk to them.
Also seek out the advice and counsel of other computer users in your area and become
familiar with literature on these systems. Open communication with your children,
utilization of such computer resources, and getting online yourself will help you obtain
the full benefits of these systems and alert you to any potential problem that may occur
with their use.
Guidelines for Parents and Guardian's
By taking responsibility for your children's online computer use, parents can greatly
minimize any potential risks of being online. Make it a family rule to:
Never give out identifying information - home address, school name, or telephone number
- in a public message such as chat or bulletin boards, and be sure you're dealing with
someone that both you and your child know and trust before giving it out via E-mail. Think
carefully before revealing any personal information such as age, marital status, or
financial information. Consider using a pseudonym or un-listing your child's name if your
service allows it.
Get to know the services your child uses. If you don't know how to log on, get your
child to show you. Find out what types of information it offers and whether there are ways
for parents to block out objectionable material.
Never allow a child to arrange a face-to-face meeting with another computer user without
parental permission. If a meeting is arranged, make the first one in a public spot, and be
sure to accompany your child.
Never respond to messages or bulletin board items that are suggestive, obscene,
belligerent, threatening, or make you feel uncomfortable. Encourage your children to tell
you if they encounter such messages. If you or your child receives a message that is
harassing, of a sexual nature, or threatening, forward a copy of the message to your
service provider and ask for their assistance.
Remember that people online may not be who they seem. Because you can't see or even hear
the person it would be easy for someone to misrepresent him- or herself. Thus, someone
indicating that "she" is a "12-year-old girl" could in reality be a
40-year-old man.
Remember that everything you read online may not be true. Any offer that's "too
good to be true" probably is. Be very careful about any offers that involve your
coming to a meeting or having someone visit your house.
Set reasonable rules and guidelines for computer use by your children (see "My
Rules for Online Safety" on last page as sample). Discuss these rules and post them
near the computer as a reminder. Remember to monitor their compliance with these rules,
especially when it comes to the amount of time your children spend on the computer. A
child or teenager's excessive use of online services or bulletin boards, especially late
at night, may be a clue that there is a potential problem. Remember that personal
computers and online services should not be used as electronic baby-sitters.
Be sure to make this a family activity. Consider keeping the computer in a family room
rather than the child's bedroom. Get to know their "online friends" just as you
get to know all of their other friends.
Print these out and post them by your computer!
My Rules for Online Safety
I will not give out personal information such as my address, telephone number, parents'
work address/telephone number, or the name and location of my school without my parents'
permission.
I will tell my parents right away if I come across any information that makes me feel
uncomfortable.
I will never agree to get together with someone I "meet" online without first
checking with my parents. If my parents agree to the meeting, I will be sure that it is in
a public place and bring my mother or father along.
I will never send a person my picture or anything else without first checking with my
parents.
I will not respond to any messages that are mean or in any way make me feel
uncomfortable. It is not my fault if I get a message like that. If I do I will tell my
parents right away so that they can contact the online service.
I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online. We will decide
upon the time of day that I can be online, the length of time I can be online, and
appropriate areas for me to visit. I will not access other areas or break these rules
without their permission.
For further information on child safety, please call the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is funded under
Cooperative Agreement #95-MC-CX-K001 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or
opinions in this brochure are those of NCMEC and do not necessarily represent the official
position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
? 1994 by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 2101
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 550, Arlington, Virginia 22201-3052.
