Internet Safety among top ten children’s health concerns

7 July 2007

Summary

Internet safety is now of greater concern to parents than school violence, sexually transmitted diseases and abuse according to survey results  in March 2007 from the University of Michigan’s Child Health Evaluation and Research  unit. Their research, found that 26 percent of U.S. parents consider Internet safety to be a big problem. Income and education levels did not appear to influence the level of concern, but there was a significant gap between the attitudes of men and women: 32 percent of women consider Internet safety for children to be a big issue, compared to 21 percent of men. Read the article.

What you can do to help your kids stay safer on the Internet

If you share these concerns about keeping your children and teens safe on the Internet, the good news is that you already know a great deal about keeping your children safe, and it's easy to apply that knowledge in the online world. (Keep in mind, too, that the majority of people online are as good and well-intentioned as you are.) So, read on for advice about how to help your child stay safe online, warning signs that he or she may be at risk, and what to do if you suspect your child is communicating with a predator.

In addition, get straightforward practical advice on how to protect your family and your computers with this article: A dozen things you can do today to get safer online.