Resources for Kids, Teens and Parents
FOR KIDS
The Internet can be a fun place to play games or learn new things, but just like when you are playing outside, you must always remember your safety rules.
FOR TEENS
Social media is a great way to stay connected with friends and family; however, certain precautions need to be taken. Remember, not everyone online is who they say they are.
FOR PARENTS
The internet offers many educational and social benefits, but these don’t come without risk. Familiarize yourself with devices and apps your children use. Don’t be afraid to set ground rules.
Here is a list of online safety rules that kids can follow to be safe online.
KidSmartz is a place where children can go to learn how to keep themselves safe online using activities, quizzes, articles, music, videos, and more.
Learn what to do if you or someone you know are being bullied at StopBullying.gov.
Clicky, Nettie, and Webster race to stop Look-At-Dis Louie from spreading bad pictures online. But they better get to him fast, before he turns the whole town gray! Watch the video.
After falling into an abandoned tube, Nettie and Webster are carried into a deeper layer of the cloud called Badromeda. They quickly realize that they’ll have to put their NetSmartz skills to work by not responding to the taunts and drama of the strange creatures they encounter. Watch the video.
Nettie and Webster continue their journey and arrive at a museum where a young Badromedan is loudly and visibly sharing personal information. Using their NetSmartz, Nettie and Webster help him understand why privacy is important online. Watch the video.
Here is a list of online safety rules that teens can follow to be safe online.
NSTeens.org uses videos, games, comics and quizzes to help teens stay safe online.
NetSmartz is a place where teens can learn about potential online risks and empower them to make safe choices both on and offline.
At the age of 13, Alicia Kozakiewicz was kidnapped after being groomed by a 38-year old man online. She is now and internet safety expert and the founder of The Alicia Project. Learn her story and how to stay safe online.
Watch this short story of a teen girl that is blackmailed into sending more explicit images and video to someone online she thought she knew.
Here is a list of online safety rules that parents can use to help keep children safe online.
Review the list of online safety guides for many of the popular social media platforms.
NetSmartz is NCMEC’s online safety education program. It provides age-appropriate videos and activities to help teach children be safer online with the goal of helping children to become more aware of potential online risks and empowering them to help prevent victimization by making safer choices on- and offline.
NSTeens.org was created through a partnership between Sprint® and the Internet safety experts at NetSmartz® Workshop, a program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children®. Through animated videos, short films, games, and interactive comics, NSTeens teaches tweens and teens about making safer choices online. Teaching materials are available for intermediate, middle school, and high school educators so they can bring these engaging lessons right into the classroom. All resources on NSTeens.org are available free of charge. Visit the NSTeens website.
Search sex offender registries for all 50 states, The District of Columbia, U.S. Territories, and Indian Country. Visit the National Sex Offender Public Website.
ConnectSafely.org is a Silicon Valley, Calif.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to educating users of connected technology about safety, privacy and security. Here you’ll find research-based safety tips, parents’ guidebooks, advice, news and commentary on all aspects of tech use and policy. Visit the Connect Safely website.
The Family Online Safety Institute is an international, non-profit organization which works to make the online world safer for kids and their families. FOSI convenes leaders in industry, government and the non-profit sectors to collaborate and innovate new solutions and policies in the field of online safety. Through research, resources, events and special projects, FOSI promotes a culture of responsibility online and encourages a sense of digital citizenship for all. Visit the Family Online Safety Institute website.
ICAC Safer Internet Day 2021 Sexting Tip for Parents-Youth.