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Online Safety

• Supervise your child’s online access
• Not a good idea for your child to have internet access in their room.  Keep it where you can see it.
• Use filtering software if necessary
• Understand that ALL filtering software can be bypassed so do not rely on it completely
• Talk to your child and set down rules and guidelines
• Don’t blame them, help them feel comfortable talking about things they encounter
• Sign a contract (both the child & the parent)
• Limit your child’s amount of time online
• Learn how to protect your privacy online
• Use reputable online resources to learn about privacy or ask a professional
• http://www.eff.org/Privacy/eff_privacy_top_12.html
• http://www.cdt.org/privacy/guide/basic/topten.html
• Protect your computer from viruses and spyware
• Use free or paid Anti-virus and Spyware prevention software
• Make sure your software is updated
• File sharing and music sites are the best places to get infected with a virus or spyware

Online Resources
http://www.netsmartz.org/
http://safekids.com/

Games for Kids
http://disney.go.com/surfswell
http://www.netsmartzkids.org/indexFL.htm

Teens
http://www.netsmartz.org/netteens.htm

Free Anti-virus and Spyware prevention Software
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free

You internet provider may provide free software also
Cox Cable  http://www.cox.com/hr/highspeedinternet/safeisbeautiful/default.asp
Comcast http://us.mcafee.com/root/landingpages/afflandpage.asp?affid=108&lpname=pcs&cid=24978
AOL http://daol.aol.com/safetycenter

Commercial Software
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/30572

http://www.pandasoftware.com/

Content Filtering Software
http://www.safeeyes.com/resellers/default.php?id=613