Parents' Corner
Internet Safety
Keeping your child safe online
The Internet is a wonderful research, homework and communicationtool for students. It also presents a host of risks for our youthincluding online predators and bullies.
You can help protect your child by keeping the lines of communication open and creating a set of Internet house rules.
For more information on how you can help keep your child safe, check out our Internet Safety Tips for Parents and Students brochure. (PDF document)
Did you know that:
- 1 out of every 5 cases of cyber stalking becomes an off-line real-world stalking case.
- 50% of Canada’s young people use the Internet for instant messaging and 27% of this group use the Internet for instant messaging every day or almost every day.
- Only 28% of parents are aware that their children use instant messaging.
- More than 50% of youth using instant messaging chat with people they’ve only met online.
- 2/3 of Canadian youth say their parents never sit with them, never use blocking, and never check the history of sites visited.
(Source: http://www.media-awareness.ca and www.safety-council.org)
Related Web Sites
http://www.media-awareness.ca/
(Click on English then Special Initiatives)
http://www.alliancecom.net/internet_lingo.php