Family and Child Online Safety Blog - SafetyClicks

The New Year is here and by now many of you have probably got a kick start on your resolutions or are still trying to find that right day to start working on them! Either way, this year, if you haven't already talked about online safety with your children, how about making a New Year resolution to do so? A good start would be to come to the SafetyClicks site on a regular basis to check Internet safety updates, specifically on hot topics like cyberbullying or social networking. You could also subscribe to RSS feeds from the SafetyClicks site to get the latest updates. On a more serious note, you could sign the NetSmartz Internet and Real World Safety Pledges, designed for different age groups, with your child and post them in your home, near their computer. These are signed contracts between you and your child that can help them understand the rules and learn how to protect themselves on the Internet and in the real world. Even if you have had the conversation with your children about how to be safe online, the Internet Safety Pledge is a good way to review (with your kids and teens) some of the key points to keep in mind when they go online. Happy New Year!