Safe Surfing

Internet Safety for parents and children

Your child minimizes the screen when you enter the room
Your child spends large amounts of [unmonitored] time on line, especially at night
Your child receives phone calls or gifts from people that you don't know, or makes long distance calls to unknown numbers

Don’t allow a child to have internet access in their room
Get to know the internet and the services your child uses
Set reasonable limits and rules for computer use by your children — Challenge them to be responsible.
Create an environment where your child would want to talk to you if they have any questions regarding things that may happen when they use the Internet
NEVER give out identifying information — home address, school information, telephone numbers, credit card numbers
NEVER respond to a message bulletin board item that is suggestive, obscene, belligerent , or threatening
NEVER respond to any FREE offers—If it is to good to be true, it usually is.
REMEMBER that the people on line are rarely who they say that they are — A person identifying themselves as a 12 year old girl is probably 40 year old man.
Look into installing blocking software on your computers

Information provided by:
The Oak Creek Police Department
Community Resource Bureau
301 W. Ryan Road
Oak Creek , WI 53154
414-762-8200