Child Safety Online

The online world is no different to the real world and children who use the Internet will be subject to the same kinds of risks and threats. We firmly recommend that you talk openly with your children about these risks and how to stay safe online.

Risks:

• Exposure to inappropriate images or video
• Sexual predators looming in chat rooms and sending emails
• Online bullying or harassment
• Disclosure of personal information
• Exposure to commercialism and advertisements

Safety Tips:

• Talk to your children about the risks of the Internet
• Set rules
• Use child-friendly search engines such as Surf Safely or Ask Jeeves Kids
• Enable safe mail in Webmail so that your children only receive email from people in their address book
• Put the computer in a family communal area such as the living room so that the computer can be monitored