10 Tips for Parents: Safer Surfing on the Internet
Simple tips for parents getting familiar with the internet in order to help kids to surf safely on the internet:
1. evaluating your browser security
2. reporting incidents, suspicious Internet activity and illegal websites
3. information and statistics and surveys about kid’s Internet activity
4. warning signs about dangerous activities your child may be involved in on the Internet
5. filtering and blocking software that is available for use on your computer
6. tips on how to communicate with and protect kids who are using the Internet
7. interpretation of Internet slang and words encoded in acronyms
8. general rules for de-coding online slang
9. Internet slang - the meanings of numbers and symbols
10. sample contract / online agreement for kids and parents
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