INTERNET

SAFETY
LI NKS FOR MORE
I NFORMATI ON



Research College of Nursing
Madeline Lane, RN, BSN
American Academy of Pediatrics - http://
www.aap.org/en-us/search/pages/results.aspx?
k=internet%20safety
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) - http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/
youthviolence/electronicaggression/index.html
Childnet International - www.childnet.com/
Get Safe Online - https://www.getsafeonline.org/
safeguarding-children/#.UxHvuPl_vNk
Parents Protect -
www.parentsprotect.co.uk/internet_safety.htm





REPORT ABUSE:
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children -
Cyber Tip Line - http://www.missingkids.com/
cybertipline/
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
WORDS YOU SHOULD
KNOW!

1) Blog/Blogging (short for weblog) -
A diary or personal journal kept on a
website
2) Cyberbullying - bullying that takes
place using electronic technology,
such as cell phones, computers, and
tablets. Includes communication
tools like social media sites, text
messages, chat, and websites
3) Grooming - any action deliberately
used with the aim of befriending
and/or making an emotional
connection with a child, in order to
sexually abuse them once trust has
been established.
4) Sexting - the sending of sexually
explicit images via text, email, MSN
or through social networking sites
5) Spam - Any unsolicited e-mail, or
junk mail. Most spam is either a
money scam or sexual in nature
6) TrollingSlang for internet
behavior aimed at intentionally
upsetting or angering someone else
7) WhisperingThis consists of
sending a private message to
someone in a chat room
WHAT CAN WE DO?
SCARY
STATI STI CS
Adolescents spend up to 10 hours a day
using various forms of media
93% of all 515-year-olds used the
internet in 2013.
38% of young people have been affected
by cyberbullying and 11% of 916 year
olds have encountered sexual images on
the internet in the past 12 months
One-third of adolescents have given
their internet password to friends and
25% of them were unaware that the
content uploaded online could not be
permanently deleted
Cyberbullying (internet harassment)
impacts up to a third of youth and
has been linked to a variety of health
concerns, some as serious as suicidal
thoughts
Adolescents frequently display
personal and identiable information
about themselves on the internet.
These details can include their home
location, revealing photographs, or
descriptions of sexual behavior and
substance use
Start talking to your children around age 5-6 about internet safety. The more you know
about the internet and new technology, the better youll be able to discuss internet safety
with your children.
By incorporating internet safety in the home along with other household rules and social
behavior boundaries, you can help teach your child the dos and donts of being online.
See the LINKS section on the back of this brochure to guide you towards helpful
websites that teach about the dos and donts of internet safety.
Parent participation and involvement as a child obtains an email account, sets up their
social networking sites, or web page is central to being aware of what the child has
online and in monitoring their overall use. Having all of your childs passwords to their
account(s) is another potential way to supervise and check on your childs online activity.
Setting up online safeguards so that certain sites cannot be accessed by your children is
very important. Dont rely
on checking online history
to see what your child has
been doing online, as
many children know how
to delete the online history
after each visit.
Children with special
needs are at particular risk
of cyber-bullying and
internet safety advice may
need to be tailored to their
needs.