Parenting and the Internet: The Guide for Raising Your Child to Be Smarter and Safer Online

by Todd Curtis

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• Format: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887674128
• ISBN13: 9781887674126
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Speedbrake Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Easy to read, get up to speed on protecting kids on the Web

If you are not computer-savvy or if you fear your kids are outpacing you in computer skills (hint, they know more than you think they do) then this is for you. ESPECIALLY for grandparents raising grandkids. HINT HINT. The internet is a funny place, a Wild West of opportunities, scam artists, predators and information (like in a Wild West Saloon) you don't want underaged kids to see and involve in. The two parts of this book I really liked were how to set up email programs appropriately and better yet, how to check hard drives and other media for bad material that kids are getting into. I have heard so many times that the grandkids came to visit Mom-mom and Pop-Pop and the computer was virus-laden and porn-ridden to the point of unuseability after the kids got at it. Unless you are really adept and a computer guru, this book is a great start for everyone.

A "must-have" for all parents in the increasingly Internet-driven twenty-first century.

Todd Curtis, Ph.D., himself a parent, teaches fellow parents how to protect their children in Parenting and the Internet: The Guide for Raising Your Child to Be Smarter and Safer Online. Chapters cover internet legal and ethical issues, how to properly manage the online experience of one's child, sample parent-child Internet agreements ideal for setting boundaries, advice on how to use search engines and other online services, tips for filtering unwanted email spam, links to helpful free software, and much more. Above all, Parenting and the Internet is packed with practical wisdom for keeping one's child safe from scam artists and worse predators. "There are some online activities; for example, using chat rooms and webcams, that attract the wrong kind of attention especially if children are allowed. According to the FBI, child predators often use these tools to evaluate their potential victims." A "must-have" for all parents in the increasingly Internet-driven twenty-first century.