| Nowadays keeping your kid safe at the park, | | | | met online. Explain to your child why it would be |
| school and at home has becoming increasingly | | | | dangerous to meet up with someone they never |
| more difficult. Years ago kids could play outside | | | | have seen in person |
| without risk of being abducted or physically hurt | | | | Report any offensive or dangerous e-mail that |
| but now our concern for our children's safety is | | | | your child receives. If they are receiving |
| growing. There are ways to make sure that your | | | | inappropriate e-mails or correspondence do not |
| child is safe on the Internet, just follow these | | | | delete the information instead save it into your |
| guidelines to insure safe and easy surfing. | | | | e-mail account and contact the local authorities. |
| For kids in small towns it is harder to recognize | | | | Be engaged with your children and have an open |
| the danger of the Internet. Most small towns are | | | | line of communication. This is the best way to see |
| children friendly but the Internet connects you to | | | | what your children are doing. If they feel |
| the whole world. Make sure you keep the | | | | comfortable sharing good news and bad news |
| computer in a family room or another open area | | | | with your from the Internet you will be able to |
| of your home to be able to watch your child or | | | | keep them safer while they are surfing the web. |
| be around for them to ask questions. | | | | Visit their favorite sites with them; see what they |
| Make simple rules and posted them near the | | | | are learning and seeing online. This way if there is |
| computer. You can also created a Internet safety | | | | an e-mail or another form of communication that |
| pledge that is signed by both the children and the | | | | makes them uncomfortable they will be sure to |
| parents in order to keep everyone in the family | | | | bring your attention to the situation. |
| safe. | | | | Making sure that your kid is safe is important but |
| Have the Internet account under the parent's | | | | it's also great to have great Internet service. |
| name that way they can control the passwords | | | | Satellite Broadband Internet is a great way to |
| and filter and/or block certain adult only websites. | | | | reach kids out in rural areas to connect them to |
| This way you can monitor the site whether you | | | | the world. Satellite Internet is thirty times faster |
| are right there or not. | | | | than Dial-up and can reach almost 99% of zip |
| You can look into the programs your service | | | | codes. The connection is comparable or better |
| provider may have to monitor or filter websites. | | | | connectivity than DSL or cable. Now no more |
| Providers like satellite Internet, cable or DSL all | | | | waiting and failed connections with satellite |
| have different options to keep dangerous | | | | Internet no matter where you are in the country |
| websites out of your home. | | | | keep your family connected to the Internet. |
| If children are using chat websites or any sort of | | | | Keep your children safe and surfing with Internet |
| correspondence with another make sure that | | | | with style with satellite broadband. |
| they NEVER meet up with the person that they | | | | |