E-Parenting… or Parenting in a Digital World
Today’s parents seek to find the proper balance between keeping up and staying ahead in our constantly changing digital world. It is important for parents to understand the technology their children are using and to be able to monitor that technology. The following two PSAs, produced locally, were developed to get parents asking some questions. The first one, created by a student at Artech, provides some statistics that should get all parents thinking. The second one, created by a Carleton College student, captures the questions we are probably all asking ourselves, but don’t know who else to ask.
If it’s up to us, what do we do??
In an effort to support parents, this resource page provides a variety of information on teen internet safety, cyberbullying, and the “on-line” status of most youth today.
Government Resources & National Organizations
National Crime Prevention Council guide to cyberbullying:
http://www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
U.S. Government website dedicated to the prevention and response of bullying:
FBI guide to internet safety:
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
Cyberbullying Research Center:
US Department of Health and Human Services website contains resources for adult and kids on bullying and cyberbullying. Adult site includes information and tips for educators, parents, law enforcement and mental health providers. Kid’s page includes information, games and webisodes:
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
Federal Trade Commission guide:
http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/social-networking-sites.aspx
Federal Trade Commission/Consumer Protection Agency social networking information:
- http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec14.shtm
- http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec13.shtm
GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help ensure that Internet users have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences. GetNetWise is a project of the Internet Education Foundation.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children program targeted for youth ages 5-17 (kids teaching kids about internet safety):
http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx
Forums and Tools
WiredSafety.org is the world’s largets online safety help group. They provide information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. WiredSafety.org includes the following websites:
Online database of questions for parents, guardians and educators about Internet safey, computers, and the Web:
Digizen is a project of Childnet International (www.childnet.com). Designed to teach children about responsible “digital citizenship”, internet safety, social networking and cyber bullying. This website includes the “Lets Fight it Together” video, games and resources:
Formally cybersmartcurriculum.org – Free cyber bullying curriculum activities and lesson pans for k-12 classrooms. Includes “Home Connection: information and suggested activities for families to reinforce at home:
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators
Stay Safe Online is the website of the National Cyber Safety Alliance and includes tools and resources for home use, K-12 classroom use, higher education use and business use:
http://www.staysafeonline.org/
Tools and tips from the Microsoft Corporation:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/family-safety/default.aspx#Internet-use
Brickhouse Security has created a page full of definitions, tips and resources for teens and parents around safe use of the internet.
http://www.brickhousesecurity.com/internet-safety-kids-teens.html
Comprehensive Internet safety website, by the National Education Association Health Information. bNetS@vvy provides up-to-date information about online trends and behavior, and offers practical cyber safety tools for use in the home and classroom:
Crash Course for Parents on basic technology often used by teens – hosted on the “Parents: the Anti-Drug” website:
http://www.theantidrug.com/advice/teens-today/teens-and-technology/default.asp
Search Institute-supported project that provides a comprehensive resource on technology and media for families:
http://www.parentfurther.com/technology-media
The Minnetonka (MN) school district has compiled a number of tips and resources on these topics:
http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/administration/technology/internetsafety/Pages/default.aspx
Social networking forum for parents, teens, experts and educators:
Reports and statistics on the impact of the internet on youth and families:
http://www.pewinternet.org/default.aspx
Articles
Article on Facebook anti-bullying tools with support from White House:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/03/10/facebook.bullying/index.html?iref=allsearch
Resources and links for parents, kids and teens on internet safety and online protection:
- http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html (Also en Espanol)
- http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/internet_safety.html (Also en Espanol)
Pew Charitable Trust report on Teens, Privacy and online Social Networks:
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) and its partners DO NOT endorse any of the websites listed on this page and are not responsible for any of the content posted on these sites. As with all listings found on the HCI website, information provided is for resource purposes only.
English