Monitor online chatting. Chat programs are great ways for kids to get together with others who share their interests and to develop new friendships. But use caution. Unscrupulous adults have been know to frequent chat rooms pretending to be kids, forging relationships with unsuspecting and vulnerable youths. Watch out for junk e-mail.
Adults get email.
If you're like me, tons of it. But along with mail from friends and family come solicitations. And, unfortunately, sometimes those emails are of an adult nature too. Protect your child's privacy. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 was signed into law in response to this trend.