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Guidelines for parents

By taking responsibility for your child’s on-line computer use, you can reduce any potential risks to their safety on line.

• Never site computers in an area where it is difficult to monitor what your child is doing. If possible, have the computer in a family room.
• Establish reasonable guidelines for your children on their use of the Internet and chatlines. Use the Six Point Plan. Talk about these rules with them; record the rules on paper and position them in a visible place near the computer as a reminder.
• Get to know the Internet and become familiar with all the things that can be done on line, including any services your child uses. If you do not know how to log on, get your child to show you and what he or she does on line.
• The net has a particular kind of language, such as ‘u’ = ‘you’. Get to know this language. Ask a friend/colleague to write down a legend for the different words.
• Get to know their on-line friends just the same as you would their other friends.
• If you child arranges a meeting it is obviously a very delicate decision whether or not to give parental permission. If a meeting is to be arranged make the first meeting in a public place and with a responsible adult present.
• Emphasise to your son/daughter the importance of making you aware of any bad language or distasteful pictures they may see while on line.
• Notify the police of anything you see which is distasteful or ask advice from the police if you are not sure whether to report it.

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