Cyber Tip Line, 1-800-843-5678
Trace On-Line Predators! - Report Internet Solicitations of Your Child:
What Are The Signs That Your Child Might Be At Risk On-line?
If your child has been solicited on-line, immediately contact local FBI
or FBI Cyber Division, Innocent Images National Initiative
HDOP: Help Delete Online Predators
On-line exploitation Q&A-s here
If your child has been solicited please report here
Explicit cyber solicitations report here
Non-emergency consumer reports here
http://www.cybersafety.us/
http://www.onguardonline.gov/socialnetworking_youth.html
Children need to be wary of a new breed of a predator: cyberspace offender. Each year, 1 child in every 5 will be sexually solicited on-line. 65% of it happens in chatrooms. 1 in 33 are agressively pursuated to meet in person. Children have to be educated on internet safety. Technology makes it easier for pedophiles to acquire victims while dramatically reducing the chances for their capture. The only way to fight theis crime is to be educated and to be prepared to act:
*The offender will seek a child who appears lonely or may be having trouble with his/her family.
*The offender may lie to the child about his/her age.
*After developing a relationship, the offender may suggest to the child that they meet. Therefore, ID your solicitor immediately!
Parents, please make your home is a heaven of trust and support that fulfils your child's needs, AND, if you don't know what P.O.S. P911, or B.R.B stand for, please read this research article. Get all your great tips here, watch these video resources, or visit National Cyber Security Alliance for great filtering software, called "Stay Safe Online", and lots of advise.
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Internet Safety: Resources For Parents
Filtering Software:
SBC, SBC Yahoo! Parental Controls are included at no additional charge as part of SBC Yahoo! Dial and SBC Yahoo! DSL.
Verizon MSN 8 Internet Software is included with your Verizon Online DSL service at no additional charge. Take advantage of parental controls as well as other features such as rich e-mail, junk e-mail protection, MSN Instant Messenger, and so much more.
AOL AOL Parental Controls are included at no additional charge. You can select predetermined limits for email, Web, and chat, or you can create set your own custom controls for each child.
AOL Privacy Fire Wall
AT&T WorldNet Service offers free, downloadable filtering software. Cyber Patrol, along with its companion software, Kids Cyber Highway, is available free of charge for the first year. After that period, customers have the option of continuing with Cyber Patrol at a special discount off the standard list price.
CyberSnoop which monitors Internet usage and blocks undesirable content, is available at a special 20% discount.
Comcast Online's ongoing development of tools and resources plus prominently displayed online safety information in the Service Center channel at www.comcast.net, ensures that you and your family will remain educated about the Internet as the medium grows and evolves. Downloading a free year-long McAfee firewall subscription will guard your computer.
MSN Parental Controls allow you control access to Web content, manage your child's email and get a weekly report of his or her online activities.
Filtering Softwares 4 parents: KidsWatch 3.0, CYBER sitter 9.0, Net Nanny 5.1
KidsNet Filtering Software for parents
Free Internet Accountability Software
Smart Filtering Software
Set The Rules: HERE
Internet Safety Contract With Your Children HERE, HERE or below:
Staying Safe Online:
A Young Person's Contract
1. I will ALWAYS tell a parent or another adult immediately, if something is confusing or seems scary or threatening.
2. I will NEVER give out my full name, real address, telephone number, school name or location, schedule, password, or other identifying information when I'm online. I will check with an adult for any exceptions.
3. I will NEVER have a face-to-face meeting with someone I've met online. In rare cases, my parents may decide it's OK, but if I do decide to meet a cyberpal, I will make sure we meet in a public place and that a parent or guardian is with me.
4. I will NEVER respond online to any messages that use bad words or words that are scary, threatening, or just feel weird. If I get that kind of message, I'll print it out and tell an adult immediately. The adult can then contact the online service or appropriate agency. If I'm uncomfortable in a live chat room, I will use the "ignore" button.
5. I will NEVER go into a new online area that is going to cost additional money without first asking permission from my parent or teacher.
6. I will NEVER send a picture over the Internet or via regular mail to anyone without my parent's permission.
7. I will NOT give out a credit card number online without a parent present.
Young Person_________________ Date______
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Educate
Educational Resources:
Digital Fear, By E. B. Hathaway III: Statistics & Research
How to talk to your children about on-line predator? READ HERE
Types of Cyber Sexual Exploitation: Education & Links HERE
OR HERE
If your Child is Missing: Family Survival Guide
Crimes Against Children Research Center
Internet Safety Education for Teens, Parents, Teachers and Officials
Virtual Global (International) Aaliance of Law Enforcement Agencies
Internet Keep Safe Parent and Educator Coalition
Family Search Engine
24/7 Kid Tech News and Forum for Parents
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Internet Safety: Resources For Kids
The following kid friendly search engines were filtered by both human editors and computer algorithms to ensure optimum safety.
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Internet Safety: Resources For Teens
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