Cyber Safety
What Actions can Parents take?
- Parents should monitor the internet use of their children (their privacy may be important to them, but their safety is even more important)
- Talk to children about these issues and keep everything out in the open
- Monitor children’s use of cell phones and portable computer devices
- Make sure that children are not sharing personal information via the web
- Parents should become informed about social web sites such as Orkut, Myspace and Facebook
- Seek information and help about cyber safety, here are some helpful websites:
http://www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/ (English)
http://www.cyber-safety.com/ (English)
http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/padres/net_safety_esp.html (Español)