| For parents, keeping their children safe
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| | Area - Never put the Computer in your
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| online is an ongoing learning experience
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| | child's room. Keeping the Computer in an
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| in how children communicate on the
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| | area that can be easily monitored, will
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| Internet. With Internet technology
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| | allow you children to be more
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| becoming easily accessible, email, chat
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| | comfortable, without them feeling they
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| rooms, instant messaging and social
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| | are being supervised. Your mind will be
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| networks are a magnet for predators who
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| | more at ease knowing you can check up on
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| can fool your children into providing
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| | them with making your presence known.
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| information about themselves.
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| | 4 - Communicate - Communicate regularly
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| The best defense for parents is to learn
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| | with your child about what they do and
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| how kids should maintain privacy when
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| | who they talk to online. Make sure the
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| they are online. Being safe online is no
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| | people they communicate with are their
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| different than how we teach them never to
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| | friends and you know who they are. Talk
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| talk to and provide information to
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| | to them about the dangers of giving out
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| strangers when they answer the phone or
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| | personal information about themselves and
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| are approached by someone they are not
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| | let them know they should never be afraid
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| familiar with.
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| | to tell you if someone is asking
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| Keeping your children safe while online
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| | inappropriate questions.
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| can be accomplished by following these
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| | 5 - Know How To Monitor Your Computer
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| seven tips:
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| | Internet Files - Many browsers retain
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| 1 - Learn about Internet Technology - The
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| | information of sites that were visited
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| more you can learn about Internet
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| | during a session. Among the information
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| Technology, the more informed you will be
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| | that can be found is history information
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| about how online predators work. By
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| | for each site visited, by day or week.
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| learning how people interact when using
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| | Cookies are files that keep certain
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| the latest technology, will help you stop
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| | information about sites visited. Look for
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| someone from contacting your child. Visit
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| | the cache and temporary files. These
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| and browse sites like MySpace, YouTube
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| | files can be used to view actual pages of
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| and other social networking Sites and
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| | web sites, and if anything has been
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| become familiar with the lingo being
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| | downloaded to your Computer. Look for
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| used. More than likely, you may have
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| | anything questionable and check it out.
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| email accounts with Google, Yahoo or
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| | 6 - Talk To Other Parents - Stay in touch
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| Microsoft, if you do, check out their
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| | with parents and talk to them about sites
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| Instant Messenger (IM) services. Learn
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| | you want to verify are safe and if their
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| how it works and how you can add and
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| | children visit them. While the Internet
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| block other users from contacting your
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| | is far reaching, keeping up on the
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| account.
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| | technology and many Web Sites that are in
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| While you are at these locations, find
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| | existence can be difficult to monitor.
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| the sites privacy policy and contact
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| | Keeping in touch with other parents can
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| information and bookmark them. Having
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| | help cast a wider net and help protect
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| this information available and at hand
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| | you child.
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| can help if you need immediate
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| | 7 - Maintain Your Children Privacy - When
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| assistance. The sooner you contact the
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| | possible, choose your child's account
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| Site about a problem, could make the
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| | name, email address or instant message
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| difference in catching predators off
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| | name wisely. Never reveal their ages,
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| guard.
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| | sex, hobbies or any information that
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| 2 - Become Involved With Your Child's
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| | could reveal their identity. Always make
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| Internet Experience - Keeping tabs on
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| | sure proper supervision is maintained for
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| your children Internet activity can be
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| | sites that require creating account names
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| easier than you think. Make it a fun
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| | and passwords. Do not use the same
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| experience and help them explore the
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| | account name across multiple websites.
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| Internet as a family. If you feel
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| | As a parent, the Internet does not need
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| learning about all the latest and
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| | to be the stranger stalking kids. Being
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| greatest technology is overwhelming for
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| | informed and attending Internet safety
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| you, being involved with your children
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| | seminars can help educate and teach you
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| will end up as an learning experience
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| | how to spot trends and signs for online
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| your kids can teach you. Kids pick up
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| | safety and dangers, while being well
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| using the Internet very quickly, so don't
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| | informed. The Internet has now become a
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| be afraid to ask them questions.
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| | fabric of our lives that can fun and
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| 3 - Locate The Family Computer In An Open
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| | useful for all ages.
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