Preparing Your Child for the Online World

• Overview
• Take the Threat Seriously
• Don't Pull the Plug
• Overcome Your Tech-Phobia
• Talk With Your Kids About Online Safety
• Take the Internet Safety Pledge!
• Why Monitoring Software Is Not Always Enough
• What are Your Kids Saying Online? Try Our De-Coder!
• Next Steps / Related Information

• Family Guide to the Internet
• 10 Reasons to Keep the Computer in the Family Room
• Navigating the Blogosphere

• Internet Safety: Building Character and Building Walls (PDF)
• Youth and the Internet
• FilterReview.com, the Web site designed to help you find the Internet safety solution that will best suit your needs
• Prevent Cyberbullying & Internet Harassment*
• A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety*
• GetNetWise.com*
• Microsoft's Windows Vista: Creating a Standard User Account for Kids*
• How To Set up Parental Controls in Microsoft's Windows Vista*

*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.

• Family Safety Initiative: Internet Safety Solutions and Resources