Kids' Rules for Online Safety

  1.I will not give out personal information such as my address,

  telephone number, parents’ work address/telephone number, or the

  name and location of my school without my parents’ permission

  2. I will tell my parents right away if I come across any information

  that makes me feel uncomfortable.

  3. I will never agree to get together with someone I "meet" online

  without first checking with my parents. If my parents agree to the

  meeting, I will be sure that it is in a public place and bring my

  mother or father along.

  4. I will never send a person my picture or anything else without first

  checking with my parents.

  5. I will not respond to any messages that are mean or in any way make

  me feel uncomfortable. It is not my fault if I get a message like

  that. If I do I will tell my parents right away so that they can

  contact the service provider.

  6. I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going

  online. We will decide upon the time of day that I can be online, the

  length of time I can be online, and appropriate areas for me to visit.

  I will not access other areas or break these rules without their

  permission

  7. I will not give out my Internet password to anyone (even my best

  friends) other than my parents

  8. I will be a good online citizen and not do anything that hurts other

  people or is against the law.

  Rules one through six are adapted from the brochure Child Safety on the Information Highway by SafeKids.Com founder Lawrence J. Magid. Printed copies are available free by calling 800 843-5678.