Street Smart on the Web

Staying Street Smart on the Web!

The Internet is a great place but it can also be like the real world - with safe and unsafe places for Yahooligans.

If you follow these rules of the "road" you will have a better time in cyberspace, stay safe, and keep your parents worrying less.

Yahooligans Rules for Online Safety

Courtesy of Larry Magid, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
and Interactive Services Association

I will not give out personal information such as my address, telephone number, parents' work address/telephone number, or the name and location of my school without my parents' permission.

I will tell my parents right away if I come across any information that makes me feel uncomfortable.

I will never agree to get together with someone I "meet" online without first checking with my parents. If my parents agree to the meeting, I will be sure that it is in a public place and bring my mother or father along.

I will never send a person my picture or anything else without first checking with my parents.

I will not respond to any messages that are mean or in any way make me feel uncomfortable. It is not my fault if I get a message like that. If I do I will tell my parents right away so that they can contact the service provider.

I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online. We will decide upon the time of day that I can be online, the length of time I can be online, and appropriate areas for me to visit. I will not access other areas or break these rules without their permission.

What you should know as a parent...

Parents have always had to balance the tough issues of letting their kids explore the world while maintaining their safety. The best results usually come from educating yourself and your chldren so that everyone can make smart decisions. Click here for more background on Internet safety issues for parents. You can also download software to filter out objectionable material on the Net.

More Resources

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).

Larry Magid's Child Safety on the Internet
Lots of information and resources. World Wide Web Sites

Platform for Internet Content Selection
Information from the consortium of companies working to develop technology solutions to protect children.

Child Safety on the Internet
Barry and Ruth Cranmer's page with some thoughtful comments and links to other resources.

Internet Advocate
A Web-based Resource Guide for Librarians and Educators Interested in Providing Youth Access to the Net.

Children Now's Child Safety Page
Mostly information on keeping kids safe in the analog world.

"Filter Out the Naughty Bits"
from the July 3, 1995 issue of Time Magazine.

SurfWatch Software Home Page
The leading Internet filtering software available today.

Families Against Internet Censorship

Recreational Software Advisory Council

SafeSurf

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This information is reprinted from Child Safety on the Information Highway by Lawrence J. Magid. It is reprinted with permission of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Copyright © NCMEC 1994. All rights reserved.
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