Kid Safe Rules for
Online Safety
Courtesy of
Larry Magid,
The National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children and Interactive
Services Association
If you follow these rules of the "road"
you will have a better time in cyberspace, stay safe, and keep your
parents worrying less.
- 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 service
provider.
- 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.
Parents have always had to balance the
tough issues of letting their kids explore the world while
maintaining their safety. The best results usually come from
educating yourself and your chldren so that everyone can make smart
decisions. Click here for more
background on Internet safety issues for parents. You can also download
software to filter out
objectionable material on the Net.
More Resources
Larry
Magid's Child Safety on the Internet
Lots of information and resources.
World Wide Web Sites
Platform
for Internet Content Selection
Information from the consortium of
companies working to develop technology solutions to protect
children.
Child
Safety on the Internet
Barry and Ruth Cranmer's page with some
thoughtful comments and links to other resources.
Internet
Advocate
A Web-based Resource Guide for
Librarians and Educators Interested in Providing Youth Access to the
Net.
Children
Now's Child Safety Page
Mostly information on keeping kids safe
in the analog world.
"Internet
Measures To Protect Children Announced"
from the Dec 2, 1997 on CNN.
SurfWatch
Software Home Page
The leading Internet filtering software
available today.
Families
Against Internet Censorship
Recreational
Software Advisory Council
SafeSurf
