There are many companies dedicated to helping you ensure the safety of your family and protecting your children not only from accessing the material but being targeted by sexual predators.

Important Guidelines:

1. Install and use parent control software on all computers
2. Know what sites your children frequent and monitor their online activity
3. Foster communication with your children so they understand the potential dangers they may be exposed to online.

• Net Nanny - Are your children safe surfing the Internet? Are you sure? Click Here to find out how to keep your child safe on the Internet. (click to view)
• Kid'sWatch Parental Control Software - set time limits, monitor chat, web filtering, block websites, predator alert and much more. (click to view)
• Panda Internet Security - 14.5 % of children have arranged to meet a stranger through the internet. Find out more now. (click to view)
• I am Big Brother - parental internet control software that secretly records all email, instant messaging, keystrokes and more. Protect your family. (click to view)
• Trend Micro Internet Security - award winning internet protection for your family. Protect against viruses, spyware, identity theft and more. (click to view)
• Parental Control Toolbar - The ParentalControl Bar is a free public service that helps concerned parents prevent their children from accessing adult-oriented websites. (click to view)
• 12 Tools to Keep Kids Safe Online - Here are a dozen apps and devices that can help you keep an eye on the young ones online. (click to view)
• ConnectSafely - A site where parents, teens and others can talk about safety on the social web. The site has tips for teens and parents, as well as other resources for safe blogging and social networking. (click to view)
• Parental Controls and Online Child Protection - A Survey of Tools & Methods: A report on state-of-the-art online safety technologies by The Progress & Freedom Foundation. (click to view)
• GetNetWise - Offers a free Webinar Series that provides parents an in- depth look at many of the Kids Safety Tools available to them. The Webinars explain everything from installing parental control tools to how to manage the settings and preferences to fit your family's needs. (click to view)
• Take Parental Control - A guide for parents on how to restrict or block inappropriate content on the Internet, on TV, in videogames, on cell phones and more. (click to view)
• StaySafe.org - An educational site intended to help consumers understand both the positive aspects of the Internet as well as how to manage a variety of safety and security issues that exist online. (click to view)
• SurfSafely.com - A comprehensive Internet safety portal presenting breaking news, product reviews, forum discussions, public event listings, free newsletter subscriptions and the world's largest Family Friendly Web directory of voluntarily labeled online content. (click to view)
• Family Online Safety Institute - An international, independent organization that empowers the public, especially parents, to make informed decisions about electronic media by means of the open and objective labeling of content. (click to view)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - A Parent`s Guide to Internet Safety (click to view)
• The NetSmartz Workshop - is an interactive, educational safety resource for children aged 5 to 17, parents, guardians, and educators to teach children how to stay safer on the Internet. (click to view)
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - Know the Rules... General Parental Tips to Help Keep Your Children Safer. (click to view)
• wiredsafety.org - How children use the Internet and how to help them have a safer and more enjoyable surfing experience. (click to view)