Almost any child that has access to a computer has equal access to the dangers of the Internet. Recent events in the news highlight these dangers. That's why it is imperative that you be informed on how to protect your children when they're online.
The following tips are excerpts from 20 Internet Safety Tips for Parents provided by Lynette A. Battaglia, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland:
http://www.parenting.org/archive/twe...net_safety.asp
After finding my niece's myspace page and seeing she had left herself wide open to harm, I thought I would post this. As parents, family members and friends, I think we need to band together to let our fellow parents know when we find another person's child doing something questionable on the internet. I am sure my niece will be mad at me for a long time for reporting her to her parents, but I don't care how mad she is as long as she is alive and well to be mad at me!
The following tips are excerpts from 20 Internet Safety Tips for Parents provided by Lynette A. Battaglia, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland:
http://www.parenting.org/archive/twe...net_safety.asp
After finding my niece's myspace page and seeing she had left herself wide open to harm, I thought I would post this. As parents, family members and friends, I think we need to band together to let our fellow parents know when we find another person's child doing something questionable on the internet. I am sure my niece will be mad at me for a long time for reporting her to her parents, but I don't care how mad she is as long as she is alive and well to be mad at me!
