Child Safety

The Internet provides our children with access to a larger world and great resources like research, news, communication, and entertainment. However, as children increase their Internet use, they are often willing to trust and meet strangers, while also keeping their Internet activities away from the eyes of their parents. It is important for parents and children to be educated about the risks the Internet presents. This education needs to come in an age-appropriate manner. All too often, we pay attention to Internet dangers only after someone becomes a victim. We need to provide our kids with some basic “rules of the road” before we give them the keys to the Internet.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is a national resource on the issues of missing and sexually exploited children. The organization provides information and resources to law enforcement, parents and children, including child victims, as well as other professionals.

Child Advocacy This takes you to the Child Advocacy page on the Attorney General’s web site, which includes links to brochures by the Office concerning internet safety for children.

Parental Involvement at both the individual and community levels

NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Boys and Girls Clubs of America for children aged 5 to 17, parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement that uses age-appropriate 3-D activities to teach children how to stay safer on the Internet.

The Internet and Your Child is a comprehensive Internet safety and education program for adults.

i-SAFE incorporates classroom curriculum with community outreach to empower students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make the Internet a safer place.