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Do not give out personal information such as your
address, telephone number, parents’ work address/telephone number, or
the name and location of my school without my parents’ permission.
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Tell your parents right away if I come across any
information that makes you feel uncomfortable.
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Never agree to get together
with someone you “meet" online without first checking with your parents.
If your parents agree to the meeting, Make sure that it is in a public
place and bring your mother or father along.
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Never send a person your
picture or anything else without first checking with your parents.
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Do not respond to any messages
that are mean or in any way make you feel uncomfortable. If you do, tell
your parents right away so that they can contact the service provider.
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Do not give out your Internet
password to anyone (even your best friends) other than my parents.
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Check with your parents before
downloading or installing software or doing anything that could possibly
hurt your computer or jeopardize your family’s privacy.
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Use filtering or parental
control technologies. Block everything that isn’t pre-approved, rather
than just filtering out the “bad” sites.
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Bookmark their favorite Web
sites so they will not mistype them and end up at a “bad” site.
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Use kid-sized search engines.
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Limit their online time.
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Check with their teachers
often for suggested Web sites and for recommendations for good resources
online.
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Sit down with your children as
often as possible and find out where they go online, what they like and
ask or answer any questions.
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Tell them to get your
permission before posting any content, including profiles and blogs, to
a Web site or sending it via e-mail or IM.
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Make sure only pre-approved
senders can send your child an IM.
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Use a pop-up blocker or
toolbar, an antivirus program and a spyware remover.
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Make sure that your children
understand what information can and can’t be shared online with anyone.
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Make sure they can’t share
pictures online, or set up profiles or blogs or webcams without your
okay.
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Google their name, screen
names, address, and telephone numbers at least once a week. Many kids
post nasty things about others.