Tips:

• Many sites have ads or pop ups with advertisements in them. It t highly recommended that you do not click as this may harm you or your computer.
• If something makes you feel uncomfortable or scares you on a site, turn the monitor off and get your parent or adult to check it out for you.
• Never reply to anyone who asks you for your full name, street address, school or phone number.
• If you receive an unexpected e-mail from someone you have never heard of, don't open it as it may be able to harm your computer. Get your parent or adult to check it out for you.
• When online, you should have a nick-name which you can use when surfing the net. This nick-name should not be anything like your real name.

Tips For Parents:

• Set rules for your children as to when they can go onto the internet and where they can go.
• Set up firewall programs which will help protect your children from unsafe sites.
• Keep the computer in open areas where you can monitor their activities.
• Talk to your children about the risks of the internet.
• Be aware of other computers your children may have access to during the day. This might be at school, library, or a friends house.
• Know who your kids talk to on the internet. Restrict the amount of time they are allowed in chat rooms and ask to view their e-mail inbox on a regular bases.
• Let your children show you what they can do on the computer and internet. You might be suppressed!
• Ensure you kids tell you when they are going on to the internet. This is also a good time to set a time limit.
• Check the websites your children go to. Read privacy statements as well as what the site is about. Also look at any links to other sites that may be listed as this is often where kids can get into trouble.
• View the history and delete "cookies" on a regular bases.
• Watch different advertisements which may come up on a site.
• Review the child's situation. Monitor how often they go on the internet and if these pattern change. More regular activity may mean they are in contact with someone or are looking forward to going somewhere. Less regular activity may mean that they are scared of something they have seen or read on a website.