Safety Tips

When asked what parents can do to protect their children, all agreed that the most important thing is to educate kids about the dangers. Parents should be open with their kids about the dangers and make the youngsters feel it's okay to tell them when they come across questionable material when accessing the internet.

According to the officers, when youth are asked why they didn't tell their parents about objectionable, inappropriate or illegal information on the net, they usually say something like, "I was afraid I'd get banned from the internet or get grounded."