All parents should read the FBI's
Parent's Guide to Internet Safety at
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm. The guide is also available as a PDF document at
http://www.fbi.gov/filelink.html?file=/publications/pguide/parentsguide.pdf.
The guide gives tips for parents on how to keep their children safe online, warning signs of predators, and what to do if you think your child is communicating with an online predator. The guide really is a must read!
Quote:Monitor your child's access to all types of live electronic communications (i.e., chat rooms, instant messages, Internet Relay Chat, etc.), and monitor your child's e-mail. Computer-sex offenders almost always meet potential victims via chat rooms. After meeting a child on-line, they will continue to communicate electronically often via e-mail.
Get Chat Watch to log instant messages.Quote:Sex offenders have contacted children via most of the major on-line services and the Internet. The most important factors in keeping your child safe on-line are the utilization of appropriate blocking software and/or parental controls, along with open, honest discussions with your child, monitoring his/her on-line activity, and following the tips in this pamphlet.
From the FBI's
A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety.
