Comments on: Internet Safety for Kids http://www.yourparentinginfo.com/internet-safety-for-kids/ Parenting hints from those in the trenches Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:59:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Aunt Lee http://www.yourparentinginfo.com/internet-safety-for-kids/#comment-51 Aunt Lee Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:46:25 +0000 http://www.yourparentinginfo.com/?p=22#comment-51 For a fun way for parents to jump-start a discussion about internet and social networking safety, here’s a website that includes an instructional video and a very easy quiz. http://www.auntlee.com/safety/ The video is a selection of silly clips supposedly posted to the MySpace pages of the famous auntlee.com puppy and some of her friends. The clips demonstrate mistakes kids can make online. The 10 question quiz covers the topics of cyber-bullying, privacy, safety, dangers of spyware and malware, etc. The quiz doesn’t really focus on stranger-danger type concerns but rather gently and humorously reminds the reader that it’s possible to hurt people’s feelings, to mislead people who don’t realize you’re joking, to remember that online postings can be seen by anybody and that postings are often impossible to remove once posted. For a fun way for parents to jump-start a discussion about internet and social networking safety, here’s a website that includes an instructional video and a very easy quiz.

http://www.auntlee.com/safety/

The video is a selection of silly clips supposedly posted to the MySpace pages of the famous auntlee.com puppy and some of her friends. The clips demonstrate mistakes kids can make online.

The 10 question quiz covers the topics of cyber-bullying, privacy, safety, dangers of spyware and malware, etc.

The quiz doesn’t really focus on stranger-danger type concerns but rather gently and humorously reminds the reader that it’s possible to hurt people’s feelings, to mislead people who don’t realize you’re joking, to remember that online postings can be seen by anybody and that postings are often impossible to remove once posted.

]]> By: Luke Gilkerson http://www.yourparentinginfo.com/internet-safety-for-kids/#comment-43 Luke Gilkerson Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:17:35 +0000 http://www.yourparentinginfo.com/?p=22#comment-43 Thanks for sharing these tips. I especially think the last one is important. The children most at risk are those who are having trouble adjusting in their offline lives and go on to the Internet looking for help and answers, emotional support and even the desire to sexually experiment. I wrote about this in a recent post about Online Predators: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/03/protecting-kids-online-the-myths-and-realities-of-online-predators/ Another thought: Have you ever heard of accountability software? Accountability software is specifically for adults who want to guard where they go online without any blocking or filtering. Combined with filtering, it's a great Internet safety solution for the whole family. If you want more info about it check out my post “Is Filtering All There Is?” - http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/06/12/is-filtering-all-there-is-introducing-accountability-software/ Thanks for sharing these tips. I especially think the last one is important. The children most at risk are those who are having trouble adjusting in their offline lives and go on to the Internet looking for help and answers, emotional support and even the desire to sexually experiment.

I wrote about this in a recent post about Online Predators: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/03/protecting-kids-online-the-myths-and-realities-of-online-predators/

Another thought: Have you ever heard of accountability software? Accountability software is specifically for adults who want to guard where they go online without any blocking or filtering. Combined with filtering, it’s a great Internet safety solution for the whole family. If you want more info about it check out my post “Is Filtering All There Is?” - http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/06/12/is-filtering-all-there-is-introducing-accountability-software/

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