INTERNET SAFETY TIPS TO AVOID CHILD EXPLOITATION:

*    Talk to children about not responding to offensive or dangerous e-mail, chat, or other communications.  Report any such communication to local law enforcement.  Do not delet the offensive or dangerous e-mail;  turn off the monitor, and contact local law enforcement.

*    Keep the computer in the family room or another open area of your home

*    Get informed about computers and the internet

*    Let children show you what they can do online, and visit their favorite sites.

*    Have children use child-friendly search engines when completing homework

*    Know who children are exchanging e-mail with, and onlhy letthem use chat areas when you can supervise

*    Be aware of any other computers your child may be using

*    Internet accounts should be in the parents name with parents having the primary screenname, controlling passwords, and using blocking and/or filtering  devices.

*    Children should not complete a profile for a service provider and children's screennames should be nondescript so as not to identify that the user is a child.

For more information on Internet Safety, go to the below websites:

NetSmartz Workshop

    WEB WISE KIDS