subject: Important Internet Safety Tips For Kids [print this page] There is no such thing as overdoing your efforts in teaching Internet safety tips for kids and teens to make sure that children never become victims of the Net.It is much easier for parents to ignore what their children may be doing- maybe parents think they are too busy to check out what is going on, or maybe parents are convinced that they do not need to check what their kids are up to because they have never gotten into trouble and they are good kids.Of course they are- but even the smartest, nicest and most grounded children have fallen prey to all kinds of predators online.Here are some things that you can do to really hit home with Internet safety tips for kids that really can one day save their lives.
First of all, the main thing is that they have to think twice before they post something, then they should think again.You have to teach them that everything they do is going to have consequences, for better or worse.What they put up on some social network could last a very, very long time.Even if they post something and then take it down, there are always going to be people who copy and save it, and sometimes when people post things, their friends are emailed with that post in the body of the email- and you cannot erase that.
You need to remind your kids that they have to always keep their passwords private, and they should never, ever tell anyone what those passwords are, even if those people are their best friends.Help your child come up with a really good password, too.It should not be anything that someone would be able to sit there and guess, and it should always have a combination of letters, numbers and capitals.Explain to them what could possibly happen if someone else were to get a hold of their password and how devastating the effects could be.
Your children must remember that they have to be a good friend online.One of the best Internet safety tips for kids is that they need to operate by the golden rule online just as they do at school or in life.They should never post or spread rumors, post pictures of themselves or other people that should not be seen, or divulge embarrassing personal information about anyone (including themselves) that could lead to that person being teased, bullied or threatened.This has already happened to too many children who ended up being ostracized and outcast at school, beat up and also killed- all because of something that was posted on some social networking website.
Although the preceeding was just a few things to keep Internet safety for kids a priority in your home, there are many other things you can do as a parent to protect your children, so be sure to get online and do some research about what you can do to help them stay safe.
