Internet Safety Advice
2010-08-08
Keeping Your Kids Internet Safe and Smart
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At Common Sense Media, we believe in media sanity, not censorship. And since we can't always cover our kids' eyes, we have to teach them how to see. The information here will help your kids stay Internet safe and smart. Click on the links below to find out what every parent should know about how our kids use the Internet.
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Keeping Your Kids Internet Safe and Smart
online
At Common Sense Media, we believe in media sanity, not censorship. And since we can't always cover our kids' eyes, we have to teach them how to see. The information here will help your kids stay Internet safe and smart. Click on the links below to find out what every parent should know about how our kids use the Internet.
»» Click here to visit their online Survival Guide
2009-01-13
Report calls online threats to children overblown
The New York Times
The Internet may not be such a dangerous place for children after all. A high-profile task force created by 49 state attorneys general to look into the problem of sexual solicitation of children online has concluded that there really is not a significant problem.
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Report calls online threats to children overblown
The New York Times
The Internet may not be such a dangerous place for children after all. A high-profile task force created by 49 state attorneys general to look into the problem of sexual solicitation of children online has concluded that there really is not a significant problem.
»» Read the story
2009-01-09
Monitor your child’s online activity — RCMP
Fort Saskatchewan Record
Morinville (Saskatchewan) RCMP are warning parents to monitor their children’s internet activity in the wake an alleged sexual assault on a minor in Gibbons last weekend. Morinville RCMP arrested a 27-year-old male for engaging in sexual acts with a minor after a male and female were caught engaging in sexual activity in a parked car on Saturday.
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Monitor your child’s online activity — RCMP
Fort Saskatchewan Record
Morinville (Saskatchewan) RCMP are warning parents to monitor their children’s internet activity in the wake an alleged sexual assault on a minor in Gibbons last weekend. Morinville RCMP arrested a 27-year-old male for engaging in sexual acts with a minor after a male and female were caught engaging in sexual activity in a parked car on Saturday.
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2009-01-09
Keeping your child safe online
YourHub.com
The Internet can be a wonderful resource for children as they work on school projects, connect with friends and play games. However, there are also many harsh realities associated with advancing technology. Children may be at risk for cyber-bullying, online predators and identity theft.
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Keeping your child safe online
YourHub.com
The Internet can be a wonderful resource for children as they work on school projects, connect with friends and play games. However, there are also many harsh realities associated with advancing technology. Children may be at risk for cyber-bullying, online predators and identity theft.
»» Read the story
2009-01-04
Warning over kids' holiday photos on internet
Stuff.co.nz
Experts are warning parents not to put holiday snaps of their children online because they could end up in a child porn collection. NetSafe spokesperson Lee Chisholm says authorities have found holiday photographs of children, pulled off the internet, in collections of child abuse images.
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Warning over kids' holiday photos on internet
Stuff.co.nz
Experts are warning parents not to put holiday snaps of their children online because they could end up in a child porn collection. NetSafe spokesperson Lee Chisholm says authorities have found holiday photographs of children, pulled off the internet, in collections of child abuse images.
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2008-08-21
Growing Up Online Column and Website
What a gem this award winning journalist is! Lots of good information here.
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Growing Up Online Column and Website
What a gem this award winning journalist is! Lots of good information here.
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2008-08-20
Media Awareness Network; Be Web Aware
This website offers Canadian parents and adults information and resources to increase their safe internet use.
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Media Awareness Network; Be Web Aware
This website offers Canadian parents and adults information and resources to increase their safe internet use.
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2008-08-11
Robin Raskin's Raising Digital Kids
Robin Raskin has been translating technology into consumer friendly terms for more than 20 years.
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Robin Raskin's Raising Digital Kids
Robin Raskin has been translating technology into consumer friendly terms for more than 20 years.
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2008-06-11
ECPAT Publications
This comprehensive guide offers material on the Internet, the dangers youth encounter, the legal issues associated with online exploitation and information on protecting children from sexual exploitation online.
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ECPAT Publications
This comprehensive guide offers material on the Internet, the dangers youth encounter, the legal issues associated with online exploitation and information on protecting children from sexual exploitation online.
»» Click here to see the document....
2007-09-04
Netsafe Kids: A Resource for Parents
In 2002, the National Research Council of the National Academies released Youth, Pornography, and the Internet, a report on protecting children and teens from sexually explicit material and threats from sexual predators operating online. NetSafeKids is based on the important findings of this report.
»» Click here to visit their website.
Netsafe Kids: A Resource for Parents
In 2002, the National Research Council of the National Academies released Youth, Pornography, and the Internet, a report on protecting children and teens from sexually explicit material and threats from sexual predators operating online. NetSafeKids is based on the important findings of this report.
»» Click here to visit their website.
2007-09-04
Media Awareness Network; Be Web Aware
This website offers parents and adults information and resources to increase their safe internet use.
»» Click here to view their website
Media Awareness Network; Be Web Aware
This website offers parents and adults information and resources to increase their safe internet use.
»» Click here to view their website
2007-08-11
Resources For Parents from Internet Safety Zone
This section includes the resources that have been used in the parents section of internetsafetyzone's website. These resources cover variety of topics ranging from wellbeing online to computer safety and much more. Examples of these topics include online bullying, suicide, eating disorders, registering personal details, cybersex, spam, grooming and software updates.
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Resources For Parents from Internet Safety Zone
This section includes the resources that have been used in the parents section of internetsafetyzone's website. These resources cover variety of topics ranging from wellbeing online to computer safety and much more. Examples of these topics include online bullying, suicide, eating disorders, registering personal details, cybersex, spam, grooming and software updates.
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2007-02-10
New Approach To Online Safety Education
CBS News
CBS News' Larry Magid discusses how new research may challenge a few previous assumptions about online safety.
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New Approach To Online Safety Education
CBS News
CBS News' Larry Magid discusses how new research may challenge a few previous assumptions about online safety.
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2006-06-06
Bridging the Grand Canyon of generation gaps
"Generation gaps have increased along with the speed of technological advancement, and the Internet has put a veritable Grand Canyon between us and our children. While we struggle to integrate the Net into our lives, our kids don't know an existence without it. There are no adult Internet natives to guide them, and the online habits they are developing today may stick with them for a lifetime. Like all tools, the Internet is neither good nor bad; it simply has good and bad uses," says Tim Donovan of Industrious Kid.
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Bridging the Grand Canyon of generation gaps
"Generation gaps have increased along with the speed of technological advancement, and the Internet has put a veritable Grand Canyon between us and our children. While we struggle to integrate the Net into our lives, our kids don't know an existence without it. There are no adult Internet natives to guide them, and the online habits they are developing today may stick with them for a lifetime. Like all tools, the Internet is neither good nor bad; it simply has good and bad uses," says Tim Donovan of Industrious Kid.
»» Click here to read article...
