Education is your best defense!

The Internet offers kids many opportunities for learning, constructive entertainment, and personal growth. At the same time, parents are concerned about the risks kids face online. The challenge for parents is to educate themselves and their children about how to use the Internet safely. On the left you'll find links to the following resources.

Identifying the Risks
First you need to know what you are up against. The Internet is an open community. Just like your hometown, there are places you want your kids to hang out and there are people and places you want to protect them from.

Internet Safety Basics
Establishing some simple guidelines for Internet use in your home is the best and most important thing you can do to protect your family online. Here you'll find simple guidelines for both parents and children.

Parental Control/Filtering Software
We've summarized the features of many of the most popular software filtering programs and provided them for you to download. Learn the Pros and Cons of Internet filtering and decide if its right for you.

Links for Safer Surfing
Finally here a few links for parents with more information about Internet Safety. You'll also find find educational sites you can visit with your children by people like PBS and Disney