Parent Best Practices for Internet Safety Sample Clauses

Parent Best Practices for Internet Safety at Home  Keep computers in a central place. o This will make it easier for you to monitor and keep an eye on your child’s activities.  Know when your child goes online. o Establish specific times when access to Internet is permitted and keep that schedule. o Limit the length of access time. This will encourage your child to go directly to the information required, rather than aimlessly surfing the Internet. o Talk about what kinds of sites that they like to visit and establish what is and isn’t appropriate for your family. o You can also check where your child has been by looking at the history in the browser menu.  Teach Internet Safety o It is impossible to monitor your child’s online activity all the time. o As your child gets older, he/she needs to know how to use the Internet safely and responsibly. o Teach your child not to communicate or share any personal information with strangers on the Internet.  Use Privacy Settings and Sharing Controls. o Many sites that feature user-generated content, YouTube, Facebook, and other social networking sites, have sharing controls that put users in charge of who sees personal blogs, photos, videos, and profiles. o Teach your child to respect the privacy of friends and family by not identifying people by name in profiles and pictures.  Protect Passwords. o Remind your child that he/she should not give out his/her password to anyone for any reason. o Make sure your child makes a habit of unclicking “Remember Me” settings on the computer.  Teach Your Child to Communicate Responsibly. o Instruct your child to talk to you if he/she finds anything on the Internet that makes him/her feel uncomfortable. o Ask your child about his/her Internet experiences and what he/she has learned. o Remind your child that he/she should not text, email, instant message or post any hurtful or inappropriate information.  View all Content Critically. o Just because you see it online doesn’t mean that it is true. o Children should learn how to distinguish reliable sources from unreliable ones, and how to verify information that they find online.