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Child safety on the internetThe potential concerns about child safety on the internet are vast. There are hundreds of crimes that happen every day because of a children using the internet and, because they are children, trusting and easy to fool, they become vulnerable and are easy victims for criminals, kidnappers, child molesters, and—even murderers stalk children on the internet.

· The following are some basic rules for child safety on the internet:

These rules are very important for children to memorize (and as a matter of fact, adults couldn’t hurt from taking a lesson in safety on the internet as well. We could all become victims.

a) A child should know to always tell when they get uncomfortable feelings while on the internet:

To promote child safety on the internet, a child should know to be extremely cautious and always tell his or her parent(s) or guardian(s)— at school, of course, their teachers if anything, information, photos, offers, weird pop-ups, unrecognized emails—or whatever seems strange or makes him or her feel uncomfortable while on the internet.

b) Teach our children to give absolutely NO personal information to anyone under any circumstances over the internet:

Child safety on the internet can also be better assured if the child knows that he or she should never give out any personal information such as his or her address, phone number, name, school, photo of him or herself, or his or her favorite hangouts. It could become dangerous for you child to simply even go to the mall if an internet predator knows that he or she likes to frequent “The Gap” or knows someone who works at the jewelry and accessories boutique by the entrance to visit. Unfortunately, this rule does take away from children making real connections with honest and trustworthy friends. But nonetheless, child safety on the internet must come before making new friends. Anyone can pose as an honest, innocent person online. It is sad but true—and even more so it is scary.

c) No contact:

So what if it seems unfair, a child should know to promote child safety on the internet and prevent any harm against themselves by NEVER, EVER deciding to meet with someone they meet online. Even if the place he or she chooses to meet with this mysterious person is in the open—it can still be a very dangerous move. As teachers and as parents we need to make sure our children know not to do this. Not ever.

If there is a rare case in which the mother, father, teachers, or guardian(s) of the child—after carefully monitoring the communications between the child and the person from the online chat room or wherever—the said adult must make a decision about whether a meeting could ever be possible. If the decision is made, with both care and concern. The said adult must accompany the child to the meeting place. He or she should have his or her phone ready and should be prepared to threaten the individual if any credence for such action is suspected.

d) Ask an adult:

For the best protection of the children we care about (and that should be all children) child safety on the internet should include always asking before doing anything unusual, especially downloading, installing software etc. because these things may compromise the privacy of the home (or school) computer and even personal information. Children need to know to always, always, always ask an adult before going online. Even if this means that parents have to restrict or block internet access while they are not at home. Or if the same should be done in school, therefore just for the purpose of child safety on the internet, the computers may not be accessible when the children have free time in school and want to use them without adult supervision. Thank goodness most schools have someone to observe computer labs shared by many different students for both schoolwork and homework.

e) Most importantly, the child should be aware of the seriousness of these restrictions.

If a child does not take these rules seriously he or she may already be in danger. No matter what other rules they ignore—these rules cannot be among them. It is, after all, truly a matter of life or death, and we as teacher, parents and guardians of children should emphasize child safety on the internet and be absolutely sure that they understand: breaking these rules could be fatal.

For child safety on the internet we must teach and reinforce all of these rules, repetition will never hurt. Teachers, do not assume they will learn these lessons at home; parent(s) or guardian(s): never assume these rules will be taught in school (although they should be without question). The basic guidelines for child safety on the internet that I have just laid out are literally tools for preventing heinous crimes everywhere, by recognizing child safety on the internet, we are protecting the lives and personal safety of children everywhere.

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