Online Safety for Parents

Keeping your family safe online

• 86% of CHILDREN can chat online without their parents' knowledge.
• 64% of TEENS do things online they don't want their parents to know about.
• 50% of TEENS communicate online with someone they have never met.
• 30% of TEENAGED GIRLS are sexually solicited inside a chat room.
• 58% of PARENTS monitor what their child does in online chat rooms.

Internet Safety for Parents Parents need to understand that the greatest risk our children face online is being denied access. The Internet is essential to our children's education, future careers and lives. But even the most experienced Internet user doesn't understand how children use the Internet and how to help them have a safer and more enjoyable surfing experience.

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• K9 Web Protection is a free Internet filter and parental control software for your home Windows or Mac computer. K9 puts YOU in control of the Internet so you can protect your kids Download

• Mobile Spy

Monitor Teen Cell Phone Use
Today's computer-savvy teenager has all the dangers of the Internet at their fingertips. While there are child monitoring software solutions available to keep children safe on a computer, another important item to monitor is their cell phone. Text messaging has become the next new craze among young people worldwide. But how can a parent know what their teen is doing on the cell phone? Are they texting while driving? Learn more about the dangers of texting.

Mobile Spy allows you to record the activities of your child's cell phone. You easily install a silent application to the phone. It records all text messages, GPS locations and call information. It doesn't matter if they delete their call and message logs. It will record it anyway. You login to a web site to view activities of the phone.

Spy on iPhone SMS, GPS and Calls
Previously there was no way to monitor text messages (SMS), GPS locations and call information of the iPhone. In December 2008 Mobile Spy released the world's first spy software for the Apple iPhone. Mobile Spy allows you to record the activities of your iPhone in total stealth.

You install a silent application to your iPhone. It records all text messages, GPS locations and call information. It doesn't matter if they delete their call and message logs. It will record it anyway because the software uploads the data immediately after a call or text message takes place. You login to a web site to view activities of the phone.

• AceSpy Spy Software - See what they do online by simply checking your email. After you install, AceSpy begins SILENTLY recording EVERYTHING that is done on your computer!
  This easy tool also gives you the power to block activities you choose such as web sites or programs

Children and teenagers are using the Internet more than ever before. If you suspect that your teenager is being naughty on potentially dangerous web sites such as MySpace or Facebook, then you are probably correct. Take a look at these statistics compiled from various child safety studies. Purchase here

• Facebook Privacy Settings – Use Facebook’s privacy controls to give you the power to decide what and how much personal information your children share with the world.
• AIM & iChat Security Settings – Set the security settings within these instant-messaging programs to control who contacts your children.
• Time Limits & Usage Controls – The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no more than 1 to 2 hours of television programming, which includes screen time on the computer.
• Create and Post an Internet & Mobile Phone House Rule Contract in Home - Set up some simple rules for your kids to follow while they're using the Internet. Sign this contract and hang it in a common area..Print an Internet Contract or print a Cell Phone Contract