Encourage your kids to come to you for help when they are being cyber bullied or have encountered online predators.
Or if they are uncomfortable speaking with you, tell them to speak with a trusted adult an aunt, uncle, teacher or older sibling to lend an ear.
Be sure your teen knows how to report abuse or inappropriate behavior to social networking sites. With Facebook, for example, they can send an email to abuse@facebook.com
Talk to your children about what they do on the Internet Wired safety.org research shows that teens who discuss social networking websites with their parents behave safer online.
• Get your own Facebook profile or MySpace page
Why not ask your children to help you set up your profile? You never know, they may even ask you to be a “friend” in their network.
• Be informed Keep yourself up to date on the benefits and challenges of social networking by visiting educational sites.
Kids have a tendency to want to share information with their friends and connections. They need to understand that they need to protect their privacy and their reputation diligently.
Set some limits and make a few rules for your children with regard to their online behavior especially on social networking sites.
Left the amount of time your kids are allowed to spend on the Internet
Discuss what is and is not appropriate to share online and remind your child that nothing is secret in cyberspace
Advise your children to beware of people they don’t know who want to join their network these “friends” may be predators or cyber bullies who want to do them harm.
Teach them the risks and dangers of sharing passwords, phone numbers, addresses, and social security numbers and other personal information even with their best friends
Encourage them not to use the real and full name, identity, school, and age in text or images, so this information can not be used to locate them offline
• Have them to inform you if they notice anything odd or unusual such as messages from “friends” that seem out of character or photos that your children never posted
• Teach your children to be wary of messages especially solicitations or offers with links to websites that they receive from others in their network, as the messages may be coming from a con artist who has commandeered a friend’s profile and is distributing a phishing scam
• Tell your kids that they cannot meet face to face with individuals they’ve met online
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