Kids 8 and under, 8-12, and teens all need to stay safe on the internet. Internet can help kids these ages with academics, and social network with their friends.
Internet Safety Cheat Sheet
8 and Under
1Tell them what sites they can go on. Write the sites down for them and help them go to only the sites you want them to go to. If your child is at least 8 years old, let them be by themselves, and when they are done, check their internet history when they are not looking.
- To check history in internet Explorer or Firefox, press down "Ctrl", and then hit down the "H" key.
- To check history in Safari, click on the book image on the left top of the page.
- To check history in Google Chrome, click on the "Tools" button and then select "History", or use the same method that works in Internet Explorer.
2Activate parental controls on your computer if that is available.
- To activate parental controls in Vista, press the start button, click the Control Panel, click User Accounts, and then click Set up Parental Controls. Select the account(s) you want to set parental controls for. Under Parental Controls, click On.
- To activate parental controls in Windows XP, go to the control panel and click on Internet Options. Search for the Content button. Then click the Enable button.
- To activate parental controls on a Mac, open up Preferences in the dock, choose Parental Controls under the System category, and click Enable Parental Controls for the account you have selected.
8 to 12
1Give them rules for what they should be doing online. They should not be the same rules for younger children. A rule for children could be "No chatting with strangers" and a rule for a teen could be "No going on dating sites"
2Let them be in a room by themselves, but have them keep the door open so you can peek in every so often.
- Kids, don't give your information to anyone.
- Parents, you can also ban some sites and put codes and password on them.
- Parents, don't worry that much, if you believe in your child. They aren't going to do much. You can track internet and computer activity through phones.
- Kids can do things without realising,show your child what will actually cost you and tell them not to do it.
- Parents, this can turn out horrible:
- They can do something wrong, like buying things.
- They can see somethings they shouldn't see.
- They may give info to strangers.