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INFORMATION FOR PARENTSBack To Internet Safety Index It is important for you as a parent to establish rules for your child's Internet use. Consider the use of a contract to set the rules your child must adhere to while online. Also, make sure that online time doesn't take the place of social activities and other important interests. In 2004, researchers at the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire completed a study of online child sexual abuse. The results of the study are based upon actual online child sexual abuse case statistics reported to researchers by law enforcement agencies across the country. The study may help parents, educators, and law enforcement understand, and develop new methods to prevent, the online sexual victimization of children. Please take a moment to read the American Psychological Association's press release about this study by clicking here. To read, download, or print the entire study as published in the November, 2004 volume of the Journal of Adolescent Health click here. After reading this study, we urge you to visit the Real Life Stories site hosted by Netsmartz. Netsmartz, a site developed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, is one of the most comprehensive sites related to child online safety available on the Internet. This site contains a collection of stories from the mouths of victims of online child exploitation. The stories are compelling, and may help parents and educators further understand the problem of online child exploitation. OTHER RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
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