Rules for Internet Safety

• Use router parental controls to establish limits for which sites/apps children may visit, and for how long.
• Never communicate with strangers online.
• Youth should not use phones in the bedroom or bathroom.
• Don’t share personal information online, including while gaming.
• Youth should not talk to someone across multiple platforms (ex. moving conversations from Instagram to Snapchat).
• Parents should monitor and limit internet usage.
• Make all social media accounts private.
• Youth should never meet someone in person they first met online.

Rules for Internet Safety

• http://www.NetSmartz.org/Teens or http://www.nsteens.org
• http://www.safeteens.com
• http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/internet_safety.html