Parent’s Toolkit To Keep Kids Safe Online

I think this is very helpful!!!!

I am glad I came across this. We are putting the internet in my daughters room this summer. This gives me an idea what to look for. Thank you

i am glad ther is some one out there who care for r kids

GREAT.IDEA.THERE.ARE.A.LOT.OF.BAD.FOKS.OUT.THERE.YOU.NEVER.CAN.BE.TOO.CAREFUL..Im…glad.the.info.is.here.thanks.

I have 2 teenage sons and I appreciate any help.

Thank-you!

You have such wonderfull ideas & tips
to help us keep kids safe—my grandsons
have a computer but it is set up in an area
where anyone from the family can see them.
Currently they’re more interested in games &
help w/homework but they do each have a
my space site…..Thank you again for ALL you
& your fabulous team do for kids…It’s greatly
appreciated….God speed to all of you….

Thanks for the website and the abbreviations, very helpful. I don’t think any child under the age of 16 should have a computer in their room with internet. Kids today are smarter than you think and there are ways around almost anything you try to prevent. You might have been one step ahead in “our’” time, but they are smart enough to maneuver around most items. There are alot of harmful people out there.

how can we thank you and your staff for all your heip it take a villiage to raise a child

on the “lingo” thing you guys forgot one. G2G ot gtg means got to go

You can’t be paranoid. But you can be safe. I have a friend that I met online. We exchanged our phone numbers and addresses. We chatted for a year online before we exchanged our personal information. We talk on the phone and we are going to eventually meet in person. I am 33 and my friend is 27. I plan on meeting her in a very public place that will be safer. I know she is who she says she is we voice chat and both of us have web cams and chatted using them and thats how I know she is who she says she is. Yes I am fully aware of the dangers of the internet and yes I have heard of the horrer stories, but I also know of some people who met online and went to meet them offline and in person and everything turned out just fine. My advise to anyone just be carefull not everyone you meet is good not everyone you meet is bad either. If you are younger than 18 and want to meet a friend that you met online and in person take your parnets with you.
Believe it or not there are some warning signs that are given away that you’re chatting to a physcopath online.
1) Do they seem to chat about strange things? (Like they have been locked up for certain crimes?)
2) Do they seem to make you uneasy?
3) Do they go against your wishes? (Meaning if you say NO do they keep pestering you about it?)
4) Did you discover they lied about something?
5) Do they get defensive if you want to tell someone about them?
6) Do they ask you to keep “bad” secrets?
7) Are they secretive?
I could go on and on about the warning signs but these are what to look for and there are others too. Happy browsing!

I found your advice very useful. I truly appreciate all the advice you listed, I have found it very useful and helpful. Thank You, for taking the time to put such useful information on your website to help parents protect their children when online. My friend’s daughter was solicated recently by a older male on the web, while she was chatting online with friends, I gave her this website and told her the advice you gave was great, she absoulty agrees, and thanks you as well for providing useful information that will help her protect her young daughter from things like this in the future. Thank You.

I’m 13 and the best advice is to talk to your kids! Tell them things. It doesn’t hurt to tell your kids the sickning truth of what can happen. Yeah, it might freak them out a bit, but it will protect them.

My mum tells me everything, she never leaves anything out and I get it, there are sick people on the internet, that’s why I strictly talk to my friends and hardly talk to random people who add me on MSN, I normally ask who they are, if I don’t know them, I delete them.

So, talk to your kids, that’s probably the best advice anyone can possibly give you, especially coming from someone my age. I should know.

But, for the younger ones, go on the internet yourself, find some gaming sites that they might like and suggest them the next time they go on. Every now and then, check how they’re going, ask them if they like it and carry on with doing what your doing, don’t even show them the slightest bit of care, pretend your actually interested in what they’re playing but still doing your housework or whatever!

Well, that’s all I’m going to say. You probably won’t take a 13 year old’s advice, but I’m telling you. It’s good stuff what I just told you.

im 15 my parents talking to me wouldn’t help @ all because i wouldn’t listen (they’ve tried) but i do think that this is a good thing u have up.

this is very helpful for me when i’m on the internet thanx!

John, you are a wonderful man. I watch your show every week. I can’t understand how anyone could hurt a child or anyone by raping them. Me and my brother, who is now dead, were raped by my stepdad. Then he raped my momma .she wouldn’t walk so he had her right where he wanted her. Now her and another brother of mine died in July the 17th one month from each other. I just wanted to let you know that I know what’s it’s like being raped. I’m 5o years old. I’m always breaking all my bones in my body. And i thank you are a angle sent from God above. God bless you for all you have done. janie

i am 11 and waas raped at 8 through 10 by my grandpa and no one belived me. but to all the children that are being raped if your preditor tells you not to tell anyone go with your gut tell anyway!!

I’m 16 I think thats a good thing for parents To know
all though I wish my Friend was smart when she uses the internet anyway well this one guy who’s 38 used to talk to me and he kinda would get a little on the off side and I used to have the Video of him talking to me but Now I am more careful:)

my children are young but i have 15yr old cousin that visits and my husband and i are constantly checking and rechecking what she is doing online thank GOD for this site

I think you are very helpful

THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING WOMEN OF ANY AGE GOD BLESS YOU AND NEVER GIVE UP

Thank you for all the hard work you do and keep up the good work. We need program and information like this so we as parents can be informed. It’s hard raising children in this world. I talk to my sons about bad touches,etc because at this point they are too young to be online. God Bless You and everyone at AMW.

it helps alot thanks!

i recomend nick.com or cartoon network.com

thanx for making sure kids r safe while being in the internet.

my children are very young,and i so much appreciate the info about signing a contract.not only did your family help me show my children to stay safe,buthelped them not to be so afraid.in otherwords ,ididnt cry when i talked about it.the world appreciates angles.

sorry not very commputer literate,but my 6 year 0ld is.my blessings to you and your family.

thank you for putting this up. i can use these safety tips now while im online.

i think this was a very good article to put up. and now i can be safe while im online, thank you.

ummm.i am 10 and i have a myspace i only add people i know but there is this girl can you check out her page

i agree to you , losing youre son , got to be the most pain in life. dont make it a show. europe people dont undrstand that us system. lets talk i know both both worlds…….take care lin……….

Thanks so much for giving us validation on our rulz as parents. No matter how hard it is to be a teen it is always most important for Kidz to be SAFE! We appreciate all you have done and are continueing to do.

I’m 15 and I think the tools on this site are very helpful. My mom will not let me have internet in my room eventhough we have subscriptions to content blockers. I hope she changes ge mind after she reads this site.
At least someone cares about us.

I love you and all those who fight crime.
Pedofiles are the worst. They were in our family..
Thanks to all

thank you so much for all the info of keeping my child safe and miss usa keep up the good work we need more of them sickos of line to make it a better safe place for our kids happy holidays all

How do I become involved with your organization? I think you are doing a lot of good and know you can never have enough help. I have a teen son I have concerns with regarding internet email IM and gaming online. I want to help and educate all the people I can about the danger and help keep kids safe.