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| Why Bother? Passwords, IDs, privacy, security … what a pain! You probably sometimes wonder if it's really worth the headache to allow your child to "go online." Why bother? The real question is, do the positives of allowing your child Internet access outweigh the negatives? In a word, yes. Internet access (smart Internet access) is worth it. While it would be naïve to assume that the Internet is an entirely safe place for kids, careful preparation, monitoring, and communication with your child can go a long way toward ensuring a positive online experience. Familiarizing yourself with the Internet and the different tools your child can use will enable you to quickly and effectively deal with any problems that arise. It would be a shame to prevent your child from experiencing the educational and entertainment resources available via the Internet, especially when many of the problems that arise online can be easily addressed or prevented. The Internet is a tremendous network of textual and multimedia information. The breadth of that information and ease with which it can be accessed make the 'Net an invaluable resource for any student today. Your child can have a multitude of meaningful experiences online, including: Participate in a live chat with NASA scientists during a Space Shuttle mission and learn about the experiments they conduct while orbiting the Earth. Take a virtual tour of an art museum or an archaeological dig site. Exchange ideas or work cooperatively with children from around the world. Send and receive questions and answers from paleontologists about what a Tyrannosaurus ate for dinner. Read online versions of newspapers from halfway around the world to get local perspectives on the people and events of that area. Practice a new language with children in foreign lands. Explore the histories and cultures of people around the globe. Watch the sun rise on the other side of the Earth. Try out new math skills. Email grandma! The list goes on. Allowing your child access to the Internet helps to ensure that they will be adept at finding, processing, and exchanging information - all valuable skills. Obviously, having Internet access won't automatically make your child a better student, but you're giving your child the chance of expanding their computer (and information) literacy and their understanding of the world around them. With your help and guidance, the online world can be an exciting and informative place for your child to learn and grow. DANGERS FOR KIDS ONLINE Keeping children safe on the Internet is everyone's job. Parents need to stay in close touch with their kids as they explore the Internet. Teachers need to help students use the Internet appropriately and safely. Community groups, including libraries, after-school programs, and others should help educate the public about safe surfing. Kids and teens need to learn to take responsibility for their own behavior -- with guidance from their families and communities. It's not at all uncommon for kids to know more about the Internet and computers than their parents or teachers. If that's the case in your home or classroom, don't despair. You can use this as an opportunity to turn the tables by having your child teach you a thing or two about the Internet. Ask her where she likes to go on the Internet and what she thinks you might enjoy on the Net. Get your child to talk with you about what's good and not so good about his Internet experience. Also, no matter how Web-literate your kid is, you should still provide guidance. You can't automate good parenting. A little perspective from a parent who's been there Just as adults need to help kids stay safe, they also need to learn not to overreact when they find out a child or teenager has been exposed to inappropriate material or strayed from a rule. Whatever you do, don't blame or punish your child if he tells you about an uncomfortable online encounter. Your best strategy is to work with him, so you both can learn from what happened and figure out how to keep it from happening again. The challenges posed by the Internet can be positive. Learning to make good choices on the Internet can serve young people well by helping them to think critically about the choices they will face. Today it's the Internet; tomorrow it may be deciding whether it's safe to get into the car of someone a teen meets at a party. Later it will be deciding whether a commercial offer really is "too good to be true" or whether it really makes sense to vote for a certain candidate or follow a spiritual guru. Learning how to make good choices is a skill that will last a lifetime. What Kinds of Risks Are There? Meeting Someone Online Loss of Privacy Getting Into Online "Fights" Making Threats/Law Breaking Inappropriate Material If I read it online is it true? Putting People In Jeopardy Drugs and Other Substances Risks By Technology Visiting Web Sites Setting Up A Web Site Chat Instant Messaging Newsgroups More Privacy Information Quick Tips for Parents Privacy Reminders For Parents Kids Guide for Privacy Online Parents Guide to Their Kids Privacy Online Guide to Online Privacy While kids are often more computer savvy than their parents -- they can easily sign up for a game or subscribe to a chat room service -- they don't understand the consequences of revealing personal information to strangers. As a rule, children should not reveal personal information about themselves online without a parent's permission. This includes their name, email address, postal address, phone number, photo, school address, etc. Teach your children about some of the risks involved if they reveal their name, address, telephone number and/or email address online and print out some of these general rules for your children to follow as they surf online. You can help children protect their privacy and themselves if you teach them to be privacy-wise. What are the Risks for Children Online? While the Internet is fundamentally a great place for children, there are some areas of cyberspace that are not appropriate, just as there are areas in almost every city that are inappropriate for children. There are also certain activities on the Internet that may be appropriate for adults but not for children, and areas that are suitable for some children and not for others. That's why we wrote this guide: to help parents decide what areas are right for their own children. While you're making those decisions it helps to remember there are many viewpoints on the Internet. How a Web site or activity looks from within one family is very different from the way it's viewed by a whole society -- or a whole world, for that matter. The Internet is a global medium. Online activities that may be distasteful to almost anyone who cares about children may also be protected by free speech and other laws in the United States. Other Net activities -- like child pornography or the attempted luring of a child to a face-to-face meeting -- are illegal in many, but not all, countries. Meeting Someone Online The most serious problem imaginable is a child who turns up missing or is molested as a result of an online contact. Most of these cases are not strangers bursting into homes and stealing young kids; they are almost all young people who have left home on their own volition, usually after "meeting" someone online ("luring" is the term for online behavior that leads to these meetings). The vast majority of them are over 15 and female. What we have here isn't a case of bad guys snatching children; it's mainly teenagers exercising poor judgment Nevertheless, luring is illegal, and if your child meets someone online whom you perceive to be a threat to her physical safety, contact law enforcement Options (not necessarily reccomendations) for preventing your child from meeting someone online who might do harm: Parents should take an interest in a child's "e-pals" just as they do with friends that kids bring home. Talk with your child about the dangers of getting together with someone they "meet" online. Restrict or monitor your child's use of chat functions. Monitor your child's e-mail and use of Internet newsgroups. Install a filter that restricts your child from giving out his or her name, address, and phone number. Loss of Privacy There are many ways young people and adults can lose their privacy on the Internet, and all have their own dangers. Disclosing your address, telephone number, or even your name to a stranger can put you or family members in danger. It's also important to warn children not to give out information that could jeopardize others - family members, friends, teachers, and classmates. Sometimes companies and organizations collect information about children for use in marketing, fundraising, and other activities. Children should also be instructed not to give out personal information to Web sites of companies and organizations, even if they have heard of them or have good feelings about them. That includes registering for contests or filling out forms in exchange for prizes, or for the right to download software, or for any other purpose. Children should never reveal any information about themselves without first checking with their parents. Even reputable companies may not obtain information about children without parents' permission; current law http://www.cdt.org/legislation/105th/privacy/coppa.html> protects the privacy of children online. Besides, it's possible for someone to create a Web site that looks like it's from a reputable company but really is not. Software tools exist to restrict sensitive personal information from being transmitted online; Parents should read the company's privacy policy carefully prior to disclosing personal information about a family member. Ways to protect your child and family's privacy include: Instruct your child not to reveal any personal information without parental permission. Consider installing a filterthat prevents your child from entering his or her name, address, phone number, or other material. Consider installing monitoring software that will disclose if your child has entered personal information. Consider preventing your child from using chat groups. Consider monitoring your child's incoming and outgoing e-mail. Consider limiting chat only to people your child knows or requiring that he chat only in moderated chat areas run by reputable companies or organizations. Getting into online "fights" People sometimes get angry. It's normal, nothing to be ashamed of. The trouble with expressing anger on the Internet is that it's sometimes difficult to resolve disputes. For one thing, you don't have the normal clues you get when you're with someone in person. When people are communicating with text, or in writing, sarcasm and some humor can be insulting instead of funny. It's difficult to know the intensity of someone's feelings and it's very hard to resolve emotional disputes that occur online. The best defense is to avoid getting into online arguments or disagreements. That doesn't mean people shouldn't speak their minds in forums, newsgroups, and chat sessions, but it does mean that you should treat others with respect and try not to use words that could be offensive to others. If you are going to use humor or sarcasm, you can sometimes avoid misunderstandings by using emoticions (smileys) that express emotions: A simple ":-)" (for "grin") next to a statement can make all the difference between a hostile response and a collective laugh. Ways to prevent kids from getting into online fights include: Discuss with kids how to deal with anger. Consider counseling, if kids have serious problems dealing with anger. Inform kids that it's not their fault if someone is rude, obnoxious, belligerent, or mean. Teach your kids not to respond to comments that are mean and provocative. Making Threats / Law Breaking Kids aren't just potential victims. They can also be responsible for doing things that can hurt other people. This can range from being rude and obnoxious to committing crimes online. There are several reported cases of kids getting into trouble for posting threatening or harassing material on Web pages, in chat rooms and in newsgroups. Kids should remember that anything they say about anyone can be viewed by people all over the world and can have a damaging effect on the person being talked about. Kids should never post anything about another person that could in any way harm that person. That includes publishing names, addresses, or phone numbers of anyone they know. Kids should refrain from saying bad things about other people in public forums, even if they feel they are true, and even if they are angry with that person. Even what appear to be "positive" comments about someone's appearance can be degrading and have a negative affect on that person. Making threats It is wrong and illegal to threaten, intimidate, or harass other people regardless of whether those threats are delivered in person, on the phone, via the mail, or over the Internet. It can be especially harmful to deliver such threats in a public area such as a Web site, chat room, or bulletin board. If you or your child receive serious and frightening threats online, contact law enforcement Parents should talk with their children about the proper way to behave online and with other people and stress that threatening other people is not only wrong but can get the child into trouble at home, at school, or with the law. Legal risks A lot of material posted on the Internet is copyrighted, which means that it might be illegal to reprint or post the material without permission. Kids need to understand that they do not have the right to re-post or distribute copyrighted graphics, music, videos, and text from Web sites without permission. This includes giving copies of the material to friends. There are some conditions where it is OK to use copyrighted material as part of a student paper or other project, but students should always check with their teacher first and cite the source of the information. Plagiarism - claiming that you wrote or drew something created by another person - is illegal, and committing plagiarism at school can be grounds for serious punishment. Inappropriate Material Just as in any city, there are areas in cyberspace that are not necessarily appropriate for children or teens. Just what those places are depends on the child, the family, and the community, but these typically include sites which are sexual in nature, which contain violent or hateful material, or which advocate the use of weapons or harmful substances such as alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs. Options (not necessarily recommendations) for preventing your child from being exposed to inappropriate material include: Set rules about where kids can go online and what to do if they stumble upon inappropriate sites. Keep any connected computer in a public area of the house (not a child's bedroom), and make sure that other family members walk in the room periodically. Consider not allowing children and teens to use the Internet if parents aren't home. You may wish to consider using time-limiting software to make sure that kids can go online only when you're around. Consider checking the browser history to see where kids have been and having a "talk" if they are visiting inappropriate sites. Consider installing monitoring software that tracks where kids have been. Consider installing filtering software that blocks kids from visiting sites that you feel are in appropriate. If I Read it Online, is it True? Knowing how to search the Internet is one thing, however being able to understand what you find is something else. It's easy to become overwhelmed with all the information on the Internet. Children need to learn the finer points of Internet searching and need to learn critical thinking skills so that they can analyze and make effective use of the material they do find. Parents need to provide guidance to their children to help them make sense of the material they uncover and distinguish between fact, opinion, rumors, and lies. Ways to avoid being overwhelmed or getting "bad" information Learn how to use search engines and how to limit results of searches. You may wish to make use of some of the great kids' sites listed here on GetNetWise, or some of the safe search engines Understand the difference between reliable and unreliable sources. Get to know the reliable sources on the Internet. Have kids cite all of their sources so that teachers and parents can help distinguish between reliable and unreliable sources. Putting People in Jeopardy It's not just your child's privacy and safety you need to be concerned about. There are cases where kids have posted information on the Net that puts others -- perhaps other family members -- in some type of jeopardy. Be sure your kids know that they are not to post private information about the family -- especially your address or phone number -- on the Internet. You may wish to consider using a software tool to block the transmission of sensitive personal information from your computer. Drugs and other Dangerous Substances The Internet doesn't cause young people to abuse dangerous substances or misuse weapons, but it can be an encouraging or enabling factor. The most important thing to realize is that if a youngster abuses these substances, there is almost always a larger problem that needs to be addressed. Nevertheless, these sites can be disturbing. Most Internet filtering programs can block these types of sites. If you have installed one and are still concerned your child is viewing these sites, you might want to use a monitoring program so you know if your child is visiting them and you can take appropriate action. |
