uKnowKids interviewed some of the leaders and experts in the Internet safety and security industry and asked them each to provide one important tip that they would share with parents to help keep their children safe online.

1. SafetyNet A PARENT’S GUIDE TO INTERNET
AND MOBILE SAFETY FOR
KIDS FROM THE INDUSTRY’S
LEADERS AND EXPERTS
Parents need to participate in their
children's digital world. Rules are not
enough. Parental control software is not
enough. We need to teach our kids how
to use and enjoy technology responsibly
and that is best achieved by engaging
early and often.
Tim Woda, Internet and mobile
safety expert, co-founder of uKnow.com
We live in an age where messages
can live forever. Never send anything
you'd be embarrassed for the world
to learn about you.
Stefano Sassu, General Manager,
Mobile Product Development at Mindspark
Help make the Internet a family
activity and ask your child to help
plan family events using the Internet.
Jayne A. Hitchcock, President,
Working to Halt Online Abuse
Just because you have internet safety
software, it doesn't mean that your job is
done. Parents need to talk to their children
about the potential pitfalls of the internet.
Russ Warner, CEO ContentWatch
Even if you have your kids internet
locked down, please be aware that
many of their friends have open access to
the internet. Keep in mind, that If they go
over to a friends house you have no
control on what they view.
Patrick Coombe, CEO Elite Strategies
One simple and low-tech step parents can
follow to help ensure their children stay safe
online is to keep the family computer in a
shared room and not in the child's bedroom.
This can work wonders for preventing
inappropriate content from being viewed.
Ann Biddlecom, Senior Product Manager,
Kaspersky Lab
Parents should set up "house rules" for
their kids, which should include proper
guidelines for using smartphones - items
like when they're allowed to use the
phones, if they need permission to
download apps or purchase items, and
how you plan to monitor their activity.
Marian Merritt, Internet Safety Advocate
for Norton by Symantec
Parents can change security setting on
the phones of their children and use
apps that allow parental control on
content access on mobile devices. To
foster a keen interest in technology,
parents can consider enrolling their kids
to tech camps to learn about
programming on these devices.
Dr. Ziqian Dong, assistant professor
in NYIT's School of Engineering and
Computing Sciences
Parents or guardians should be
monitoring and have access to the
online accounts their children have.
Amanda Brace, counselor for
children and adolescents
68%
3IN4
9IN10
7IN10
References:
Pew Internet & American Life Project
– www.pewinternet.org
iSAFE – www.isafe.org
Graphic Designer
Brigit Gilbert
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72% OF PARENTS OF ONLINE TEENS
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW
THEIR CHILD INTERACTS
ONLINE WITH PEOPLE THEY
DO NOT KNOW
69% OF PARENTS OF ONLINE TEENS ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THEIR
CHILD MANAGES HIS OR HER
REPUTATION ONLINE
OF PARENTS OF ONLINE TEENS ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THEIR CHILD’S
ONLINE ACTIVITY MIGHT AFFECT THEIR
FUTURE ACADEMIC OR
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
TEENS AGES 12-17 SAY THEY ACCESS THE
INTERNET ON CELL PHONES, TABLETS, &
MOBILE DEVICES AT LEAST OCCASIONALLY
87 % OF PARENTS
SAY THEY HAVE
ESTABLISHED RULES FOR THEIR
KIDS’ USE OF THE INTERNET
69%SAY THEY FEEL THEY
KNOW ABOUT WHAT
THEIR KIDS DO ONLINE
YET
41%
OF KIDS SAY THEY
DON’T SHARE
KNOWLEDGE OF
THEIR INTERNET
ACTIVITIES WITH
THEIR PARENTS
29% SAY THEIR PARENT
OR GUARDIAN WOULD
DISAPPROVE IF THEY
KNEW WHAT THEY WERE
UP TO ON THE WEB!
TEENS HAVE A COMPUTER
OR HAVE ACCESS AT HOME.
TEENS WITH HOME COMPUTER
ACCESS SAY THE COMPUTER THEY
USE MOST IS SHARED WITH OTHER
FAMILY MEMBERS.