Parents of young children and teenagers, often worry about what kind of material their offspring may be accessing on the net. Besides, many parents wonder whether their kids are really Internet safe and whether they actually follow the rules for Internet safety. Do you know or do you just assume he/she does?

Girls are often more at risk than boys because of the way they like to chat and because of their gender but boys can a risk too.

7 Rules of Internet safety

Things you should teach your child not to do on the Internet. The don't of Internet safety.

Don't give out any personal information. This includes name, hobbies, favorite singing group, telephone number, email address or school information.
Don't post anything on the Internet that they wouldn't want the whole wide world to see.
Don't continue any conversations that make them feel uneasy in any way or with someone whom they feel even the slightest suspicious about.
Don't ever agree to meet anyone you chat to on the Internet unless you talk to your parent about it and they go with you.
Don't use your real name in chat rooms or a name linked to a hobby or favorite television program.
Don't believe everything someone tells you when you chat to them via the Internet. People may not be who they profess to be.
Don't allow to strangers who contact you to be added to friends in some circumstances this can lead to them accessing posts you make to your friends.

With incidents of Internet abuse increasing day-by-day, it is important to ensure that your children follow these rules.

Make sure your child understands how to keep himself safe but don't negate your responsibility I.e ensuring your kid is not accessing adult content.

In addition, you can rely on software to help you monitor what your child is actually doing on his computer.

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