Internet Safety Strategies for Students and Parents

Tips:

•  Place a home computer in an area where students can be easily monitored.

•  Caution students about giving out personal information.

•  Check websites your student visits by viewing the history, usually via a button located on the menu or tool bar.

•  Utilize parental control software that is installed on your computer system or often available from your internet service provider.

•  Research internet safety websites such as: safekids.com; safeteens.com or netsmartz.org.

Online safety resource links:

•  Keeping Your Child Safe on the Internet

•  The Teen Years: How Parents Can Grant Their Teenager Privacy While Overseeing Their Well-Being at Home

• Keeping Kids Safe in Cyber Space

• What Teens Shouldn't Put in Their Social Media Profiles

• Child Safety Guide: How to Keep Kids Safe When They're Home Alone

• Ways to Check if You're Visiting a Safe Site

• How to Shop Safely Online

• Things You Should Never Post Online but Probably Are

• 11 Photos You Should Never, Ever Post on Social Media

   

Cyber Bullying link:

• https://www.sunshinebehavioralhealth.com/resources/preventing-cyberbullying/