Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Protecting your Kids on the Internet

We hear of online predators all the time.  You hear about things you can do to protect your children.  Have you done them? Below are some of the rules we use that can help you make sure the internet is a safe place for your own children.

                Make sure an adult approves adding an email address.  Don’t allow your kids to send emails to people they don’t know, or subscribe to emails on websites.  This can send junk mail to your children’s email box.  Junk mail can contain information you do not want your children reading, as well as links to websites.

                Keep the computer in a visible place in your house.  If your children are surfing in private, you don’t know what they are viewing.  It’s so easy to find bad stuff on the internet.  Make sure you can see what your kids are visiting.