INTERNET SAFETY

Many of us, including our children use computers and the internet at home.  The internet opens up a world of information, much of which is good and allows us and our children to learn so much.  However, there are precautions which need to be taken.

You should remind your children of the following:

There are rules you should set regarding computer/internet usage with your children. These involve setting time limits, both for safety reasons and to prevent the computer from taking place of homework and time with friends and family and other activities, such as sports or other organized activities.  The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no more than 2 hours of  TV/computer in a day.  The other rules involve safety, such as:

Other ways that you can help create a safe internet environment are:

Your children should also behave online.  They shouldn’t send mean messages, use the internet to make someone look bad or plagiarize.



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