INTERNET DO

INTERNET DO'S AND DON'TS

DO	DO NOT
Do use fake names to identify yourself	Do not give out personal information
Do set up separate accounts for email or messaging	Do not have in person meetings with people you don't know
Do keep secrets from strangers	Don't tell your phone number
Do check up on your kid's Internet use	Don't tell your address
Do place the computer in a public spot	Don't tell your city
Do consider using prohibitive software	Don't tell where your parents work
Do believe that strangers on the Internet lie	Don't tell what team you belong to
Do tell your parents if someone in a Chat makes you feel uncomfortable	Don't tell what school you go to
Do tell your parents or police if someone sends a child nasty photos (pornography)	Do not erase evidence of a crime
Do consider not letting anyone in the family use chatrooms with strangers	Do not keep secrets for strangers
Do limit the time your kids can be on the Internet	Do not let your child use the Internet unsupervised
Do remember that teens and quiet or lonely children are most at risk	Do not be fooled by strangers who say they understand you and your parents do not.