Keeping Up With The Digital Age

A Parent’s Guide to Online Safety for Kids

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93% of teens ages 12-17 go online

2/3 of parents are ignorant of their child’s internet activities

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43% of teens say

they would

change their

online behavior if

they knew that

their parents

were watching

them

50% of teens routinely erase their

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Keeping a child safe on the Internet can be difficult and tiring,

but it is absolutely necessary and not too hard to do with a little

help.

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So What Should Parents Do?

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1. Make Digital Issues Part of Everyday

Conversation

Communication is key!

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2. Understand The Threats

Cyberbullying

Identity Theft

Online Predators

ScammersHackers

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Over 50% of children and teens have been

bullied online

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1/40 of children are a victim of identity theft

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Often people are not as

they appear online

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43% of children, aged 12 +, say they have messaged strangers online

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3. Participate in kids’ digital worlds

Have a kid set up an

account for them, it

allows parents to know

what’s going on and

how the site works

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4. Avoid Cybersnooping

Cybersnooping creates trust issues and kids

will most likely start hiding more

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5. Install Antivirus

Software

Only 1/3 of households

with Internet access are

protecting their children

with filtering or blocking

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6. Educate Children on Internet Safety

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Here are 5

things about

the Internet

Every kid

should

know

The Internet is ForeverAvoid posting inappropriate photos that may affect you

negatively in the future

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Never Put Personal Info Online

55% of teens have

given out personal

info to someone they

don’t know,

including photos and

physical descriptions

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Think Before You Click

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Only Share with Friends

Use the strictest privacy

settings possible

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Need Extra Help Digital Parenting?

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There are tons of interactive training tools online for parents

to go through with their children, making learning about online

safety fun!

Net Smartz Kids

FBI-SOS (Safe Online Surfing)

Disney’s Surfswell Island

Carnegie Cyber Academy

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Magazines give

great tips and

advice!

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There are applications for the computer that

monitor children’s internet activity

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Finding balance between being overprotective and being

clueless when it comes to kids’ online activity will go a long

way!

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Sources

http://resources.uknowkids.com/blog/8-facebook-rules-that-teens-need-to-know

http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/cyber-bullying-statistics.html

http://www.theguardian.com/mcafee/child-safety-online

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-loftis/digital-parenting-tips_b_2946396.html

http://www.vodafone.com/content/parents/get-started.html

http://facebook-parental-controls-review.toptenreviews.com/30-statistics-about-teens-and-

social-networking.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10619007/Children-using-social-networks-

underage-exposes-them-to-danger.html

http://www.guardchild.com/statistics/

http://resources.uknowkids.com/blog/bid/269033/Making-Digital-Parenting-Fun-Websites-

that-Teach-Online-Safety

http://resources.uknowkids.com/blog/8-facebook-rules-that-teens-need-to-know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-k4q6V7ERc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrln8nyVBLU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ani3oGYssPw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE61sC1gHE8

http://www.identitytheftassistance.org/pageview.php?cateid=47#childIDfraudReport

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