What are some safety tips to help me protect my child?
Social networking websites are public forums with little to no expectation of privacy. Tips to help your child interact safely online include: • Establish rules for Internet use and post them near the computer. • Be involved when your child chooses his or her screen name – avoid anything suggestive or descriptive. • Prohibit your child from meeting face to face with anyone they come in contact with online. • Never provide full name, phone number, address, school name, parents’ name or any other personal information that would make it easy for a stranger to find you. • Do not transmit pictures of yourself or others – current technology allows for computer morphing where photographs can be imposed onto other photographs. • Tell your child to report anyone who appears suspicious. • Familiarize yourself with the privacy policy of the websites your child posts information on so you are fully aware of how that information will be handled. How can I control access to certain websites? Here ar
