ONLINE SAFETY RULES FOR KIDS

I will not give out personal information
such as my address, telephone number, parents' work address / telephone number, or the name and location of my school without my parents' permission.

I will tell my parents right away
if I come across any information that makes me feel uncomfortable.

I will never agree to get together
with someone I meet online without first checking with my parents. If my parents agree to the meeting, I will be sure that it is in a public place and bring my mother or father along.

Remember that people online may not be who they seem. Because you can't see or even hear the person, it would be easy for someone to misrepresent him- or herself. Thus someone indicating that "she" is a "12-year-old girl" could in reality be a 40-year-old man.

Remember that everything you read online may not be true. Any offer that's "too good to be true" probably is. Be very careful about any offers that involve your coming to a meeting or having someone visit your house.

I will never send a person my picture
or anything else without first checking with my parents.

I will not respond to any messages that are mean
or in any way make me feel uncomfortable. It is not my fault if I get a message like that. If I do, I will tell my parents right away so that they can contact the online service.

I will talk with my parents
so that we can set up rules for going online. We will decide upon the time of day that I can be online, the length of time I can be online, and appropriate areas for me to visit. I will not access other areas or break these rules without their permission.

These rules are from Child Safety on the Information Highway by Lawrence J. Magid. They are reprinted with permission of the National Center for missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) Copyright NCMEC 1994. All rights reserved.

CHILD SAFETY ON THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY was jointly produced by the NationalCenter for Missing and Exploited Children and the Interactive Services Association (8403 Colesville Road, Suite 865, Silver Spring, MD 20910).

CHILD SAFETY ON THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY is reprinted with permission of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON CHILD SAFETY, please call the National Cente for Missing and Exploited Children at:

1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)

or visit the web at www.missingkids.com

Send any comments or questions to tlaplante@wcls.org

ONLINE SAFETY RULES FOR KIDS

I will not give out personal information such as my address, telephone number, parents' work address / telephone number, or the name and location of my school without my parents' permission.

I will tell my parents right away if I come across any information that makes me feel uncomfortable.

I will never agree to get together with someone I meet online without first checking with my parents. If my parents agree to the meeting, I will be sure that it is in a public place and bring my mother or father along.

I will never send a person my picture or anything else without first checking with my parents.