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Internet Safety

Stress and Anxiety

A message for parents…

 

 

Internet Safety Tips for Parents

 

-Begin a dialogue with your kids about Internet use and supervise their online activities

-Consider rating, blocking, monitoring, and filtering applications for your computer

-Make internet use a family activity

-Encourage your child’s critical thinking skills

-Familiarize yourself with your kids IM buddy list.  Make sure there isn’t one on there that they can’t identify!

-Set reasonable rules and guidelines

-Do not let your child create or post a profile or webpage without your permission

-Do not let your child send personal pictures to others or use a webcam without supervision

-Keep the computer in a high-traffic area!!  Not the Bedroom!!

 

Internet Safety Tips of Kids

-Don’t give out your name, address, phone number, date of birth, or any other personal information to anyone

-Don’t reveal the name or location of your school to anyone

-Do not give out a personal photo of yourself, or lie about your age as it tends to lend itself to more bad than good

-Tell a parent or a trusted adult if someone has emailed you anything that makes you uncomfortable

-If you have a password or screen name, PLEASE do not give it out to others, even if you think they are your best friend in the whole wide world!  They could pretend to be you and cause a lot more trouble than you think!

-Remember that other people online may be lying about their age or who they really are.

-And keep in mind that if something doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t, and tell someone about it!!

 

For resources for more online safety information and to read about online dangers, please visit:

 

www.netsmartz.com

www.isafe.org

www.ikeepsafe.org

www.webwisekids.org

 

 

How to help your child de-stress

-Practice good study skills (see study skills page with parent tips)

-Talk to him or her about upcoming tests and quizzes and projects

 

 

A MEMORANDUM FROM YOUR CHILD RE: ME

• Do not spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for. I'm only testing you.
• Do not be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it. It lets me know where I stand.
• Do not use force with me. It teaches me that power is all that counts. I will respond more readily to being led.
• Do not be inconsistent with me. That confuses me and makes me try to get away with everything I can.
• Do not make promises; you may not be able to keep them. That will discourage my trust in you.
• Do not fall for my provocations when I say and do things just to upset you. Then I'll try for other such “victories.”
• Do not be too upset when I say “I hate you.” I do not mean it, but I want you to feel sorry for what you have done to me.
• Do not make me feel smaller than I am. I will make up for it by behaving like a “big shot”.
• Do not do things for me that I can do for myself. It makes me feel like a baby, and I may continue to put you in my service.
• Do not let my “bad habits” get me a lot of attention. It only encourages me to continue them.
• Do not correct me in front of people. I'll take much more notice if you talk quietly with me in private.
• Do not try to discuss my behavior in the heat of a conflict. For some reason my hearing is not very good at this time and my cooperation is even worse. It is all right to take the action required, but let's not talk about it until later.
• Do not try to preach to me. You would be surprised how well I know what's right and wrong.
• Do not make me feel that my mistakes are sins. I have to learn to make mistakes without feeling that I am no good.
• Do not nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf.
• Do not demand explanations for my wrong behavior. I really do not know why I did that.
• Do not tax my honesty too much. I am easily frightened into telling lies.
• Do not forget that I love and use experimenting. I learn from it so please put up with it.
• Do not protect me from consequences. I need to learn from experience.
• Do not take too much notice of my small ailments. I may learn to enjoy poor health if it gets me much attention.
• Do not put me off when I ask HONEST questions. If you do, you will find that I stop asking and seek my information elsewhere.
• Do not answer “silly” or meaningless questions. I just want to keep you busy with me.
• Do not ever think that it is beneath your dignity to apologize to me. An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm towards you.
• Do not ever suggest that you are perfect or infallible. It gives me too much to live up to.
• Do not worry about the little amount of time we spend together. It is how we spend it that counts.
• Do not let my fears arouse your anxiety. Then I will become more afraid. Show me courage.
• Do not forget that I can not strive without lots of understanding and encouragement; but I do not need to tell you that…do I?

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