For additional information on how parents can control their children's access to objectionable material on the Internet, check out these online and offline resources:

Web Sites

• Parent's Guide to Cyberspace from the American Library Association
• Interactive Services Association's Project Open
• SafeKids, produced by syndicated columnist Larry Magid
• Cyber-Savvy Parents Guide by the Direct Marketing Association
• Disney's Family.com
• The Family Education Network, sponsored by AT&T, Microsoft, and Nellie Mae.
• San Jose Mercury News Family Guide to Cyberspace
• Child Safety on the Information Superhighway Produced by the Interactive Services Association and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Internet Safety Tips from the University of Oklahoma's Department of Public Safety
• ParentSoup's Family and the Internet
• Voters Telecommunications Watch Resources for Parents
• Interesting Places for Parents

Books and other Offline Resources

Look for these at your local bookstore:

• My First Book About the Internet, by Sharon Cromwell (Troll Communications, LLC) $2.95
• The Connected Family: Bridging the Digital Generation Gap, by Seymour Papert (Longstreet Press, $22.,95)
• The Dummies Guide to Family Computing: The World Wide Web for Kids and Parents, by Viraf D. Mohta (IDG $22.99)
• The Dummies Guide to Family Computing: Take Charge Computing for Teens and Parents by Pam Dixon (IDG, $22.99)
• Kids Rule the Net: The Only Guide to the Internet Written by Kids, by Michael Wolff (Wolf New Media, $14.95)
• Kids On-line: 150 Ways for Kids to Surf the Net for Fun and Information by Marian Salzman and Robert Pondiscio (Avon Camelot paperback, $3.99)
• Internet Parenting Safety Tips by the Voters Telecommunications Watch (Visit VTW's Web Site, for FREE copy)