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

Product Description This book is a basic guide showing parents how to manage the online experiences of their children by providing detailed descriptions of common risks associated with online activity, as well as the steps parents and children must take to reduce risks related to online predators, loss of privacy, and malicious software. The book has chapters showing parents how to protect their family s online privacy and security, chapters on how to use email, search engines, and other online services, as well as chapters show how to keep negative influences like inappropriate material, online bullies, and child predators from becoming a problem online. The book also includes sample Internet use agreements that parents can use for setting online rules and explaining how those rules support the family s most important values. There are also over 200 free online resources described in the book, including free software and web sites that a child can use to help with school. Review Several books have addressed the threats posed by online predators. Dr. Todd Curtis, author of Parenting and the Internet: The Guide for Raising Your Child to Be Smarter and Safer Online seeks to address other issues for the parent of an online child, including tips on how parents can control their child s use of the Internet, using search engines effectively, protecting computers from viruses and malicious software, etc. Curtis also realizes many children possess far greater computer skills than their parents and his book stresses the control factor. ForeWord Magazine From the Inside Flap If you search any large bookstore for books about the Internet, you will find many howto books on hardware, software, and the latest trends and gadgets, but very little about how to be a parent of an online child. While several books are available about the threats from online predators and some titles about parental control software, there are few books that address other concerns.If you think there is more to being an online parent, this is the book for you. This book discusses key issues about being the parent of an online child that are often not covered in other books, issues that every parent needs to understand even before their child gets on the Internet for the first time. Topics include: How to make sure you control how your children use the Internet. Where to find all the free software and online resources you and your family will need to protect your computer and to make it more useful. How to use online resources like search engines to help your child find useful information. How to protect your computer and your family from viruses and other malicious software.No matter how much the technology of the Internet may change, or how your child's interests and needs change, this book will show you how to keep on top of it all and help your child become confident and capable online.Trish Millines Dziko, executive Director of the Technology Access Foundation, agree with the importance of the involvement of parents when she says "The Internet is a valuable resource for parents and their children. The key message to parents is: you are in controlno matter whether your kids are more tech savvy than youand you can feel more comfortable about your kids on the Internet when you know they know the rules. Your kids will feel as though they have a partner in learning when you make the effort to teach yourself about all the wonders of the Internet." About the Author Todd Curtis is a parent and a published author who more than a decade ago created the Web s most popular airline safety site, AirSafe.com. He holds a PhD in aviation risk assessment from the Union Institute, as well as engineering degrees from MIT, the University of Texas, and Princeton. His aviation safety work has been featured by numerous news organizations, including the New York Times, and he has appeared on CNN, CBS, Fox News, Discovery Channel, the BBC, and