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Internet Resources for Parents and Girls

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Websites

• General advice

• The FBI Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety: www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/parent-guide/parent-guide
• www.wiredsafety.org
• “NET CETERA: Chatting with Kids About Being Online”: www.onguardonline.gov
• American Academy of Pediatrics (click on “SafetyNet”) http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/mediause.cfm
  
  

• Cyberbullying
  • www.cyberbullyhelp.com
  • www.stopcyberbullying.org
  • www.connectsafely.org
    
    
• Parental controls
  • Reviews of parental control software: www.wellresearchedreviews.com/computer-monitoring/?gclid=CNjS-ImZ76QCFQpV5woddBuxzA
  • Downloadable AOL Parental Controls: https://parentalcontrols.aol.com
  • Downloadable mobile parental controls: www.mobicip.com
  • Downloadable web filtering: http://www.opendns.com/solutions/household/parental/
    
    
• Reviews for parents
  • Parent-friendly reviews of children’s websites: www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews
  • Parent-friendly reviews of mobile applications: www.commonsensemedia.org/mobile-app-reviews

Books

• “Facebook for Parents” by Linda Fogg Phillips and B.J. Fogg
• “A Smart Girl’s Guide to the Internet: How to Connect with friends, find what you need, and stay safe online (American Girl Library)” by Sharon Cindrich and Ali Douglass