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Child Safety on the Internet

Is your child online? At home? At a friend’s house? At school?
Does he or she know how to use the Internet safely?
Do you know how to teach your child safe use?

With these resources, we can help you think about these issues:

Use of the Internet at Home
Acceptable Use Policies (AUP)s at School
Internet Safety: Social Networking
Links to Other Sites about Internet Safety

The Internet is a wonderful tool for education and for leisure. It is a powerful way for children to stay “in touch” with friends and “chat” with new acquaintances. But the Internet has a dark side, too.

Children may access Internet sites that expose them to hatred, violence, prejudice, pornography, and child molesters.

People our children “chat” with may not be who they say they are. Adults who take advantage of children use the Internet to “meet” new children and to establish relationships with unsuspecting children.

The lengthy “grooming” process through which abusers gradually entice children into face-to-face relationships may be substantially shortened through Internet “relationships”.

For more information please contact
Barbara Bernstein at 914-345-0700, extension 311.
Or call our Information and Referral Service at 914-345-5900, extension 240.
Or e-mail help@mhawestchester.org.