Protecting Children on the Internet
Learn about the risks of cyberspace and how to protect your family with sound Internet safety practices.
Articles within this series
- Overview
- Getting Started
- Internet Basics
- Surfing the Web
- Searching the Web
- Understanding the Language
- Using Bookmarks and Favorites
- Evaluating Web Sites
- Learning and Playing on the Web
- Protecting Children on the Internet
- 10 Reasons to Keep the Computer in the Family Room
- Next Steps / Related Information
Is the Internet good or bad? Both. Despite all the horrific headlines about online isolation, violence, pornography, predators and commercialism, the Internet can be a valuable and entertaining resource if used properly.
Visit the Next Steps page in this series for links to relevant articles, online resources and frequently asked questions about keeping the Internet safe for your family. The following Web sites will also help you learn more about the problems associated with Internet use and how to protect your family.
Preparing Your Child for the Online World — Courtesy of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, this series offers parents information about potential dangers that lurk on the Web, and steps they can take to help protect their family.
Child Safety on the Information Highway* — This is a great place to learn about the basics of child safety on the Internet. It also offers guidelines for parents, plus kid's rules for online safety*. Created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Especially for Children and Their Parents* — This site offers links to privacy and safety information for parents, plus separate links to information and online quizzes just for kids.
Cyberbully411: Prevent Cyberbullying & Internet Harassment* — Created by Internet Solutions for Kids, Inc., this Web site provides resources for youth who have questions about or have been targeted by online harassment.
Safe & Smart* — With an emphasis on school leaders and parents, this site offers research and guidelines for children's use of the Internet from the National School Boards Foundation.
*(Note: Referrals to Web sites not produced by Focus on the Family are for informational purposes only and do not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the sites' content.)