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Frank J. Granett R.ph
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Protecting Your Kids
Online Tips For Parents
- Know where your child is surfing
- Keep the computer in a central location (not in the bedrooms)
- Learn the lingo
- Get monitoring and blocking software (call Dicomp if help is needed)
- Teach your child the responsible uses of the internet
- Talk with your child about the dangers of computer-sex offenders
- Teach your children to ignore instant messages and emails from anyone they do not know
- Review what is on your child's computer. If you don't know how, ask a friend, relative, or
Call Dicomp
- Monitor your children's Internet usage
- Set daily time limits on online use (1/2 Hour - 1 Hour usually sufficient)
- Maintain access to your child's online accounts and periodically review his/her e-mail
- Allow your children to only use monitored chatrooms and to never discolse their real name or any personal information
- Set restrictions on what activities are allowed online
- Deny internet access for breaking any online rules you setup
- Children should never download files from unknown sites
- Make sure your children understand the rules while on social networking sites (ie. MySpace, blogs, Facebook, etc.)
- Teach your children about online etiquette
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