Discover how you can prevent your child from becoming a predator’s target - and what you as a parent can do to protect the safety and privacy of your child.
Your child is your responsibility, so you owe it to them and yourself to make sure the online environment around them is safe. Predators will do everything possible to remove that trust away from you and steer it toward them. With monitoring, you’ll be able to know your child’s every move on the internet.
Any parent with a child knows that the thought of their child getting mixed up with an online predator is nothing but big trouble. Millions of children log on the Internet each and every day.
A few things to look out for:
- Different ways your child could be accessing these sites other than the home computer
- Why they should be careful about posting their personal information online. In reality, they shouldn’t be doing it and this guide explains why
- Why you should follow their every move on social networking sites
- Where in your house you should not install a computer and why
- Why it’s not a good idea for your child to upload photographs of themselves on the internet for strangers to see
Topics covered include:
- Warning Signs
- Parental Monitoring
- Monitoring and Protection Software
- Tips to Avoid Sexual Predators
- The Truth About Online Content
- Identity Theft
- Spyware and Malware
- The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
- Privacy Policy
- Social Networking Safety
- Additional Rules for Child Safety Online
- Warnings for Children Online
- Additional Tips for Parents
"Child Safety Online" app also includes these great features:
- Full support for native copy and paste. You can copy text snippets and then paste into an email, etc. to send to your friends!
- Bookmark your favorite pages for quick and easy access
- Text and fonts optimized for clear, easy reading on screen
- Simple navigation from section to section
- Navigate through pages by using finger swipes and/or buttons
- Cool page flip animations :)
- Simple, uncluttered user interface which allows you to focus on reading
- Self-contained app, NO Internet connection required
- Use it anywhere, anytime!
*** Other apps you may find useful:
"Internet Scams" - Detect and avoid online fraud. Learn about the different kinds of online scams people use in attempts to steal your money, credit card info, identity theft, etc.
