Online Video Sharing Sites

How can I make it safer?

Setting things up…

  • Monitor webcam use and any posting or exchanging of pictures online.

Important discussions to have…

  • Explain to your child that pictures should not be sent or posted online without parental permission. Once sent, control over what happens to the pictures is lost.
  • Reinforce the idea that not everyone is who they say they are online. People can pretend to be older or younger than they actually are.
  • Explain to your child that s/he should trust her/his instincts and block or ignore someone if they ask questions online that seem "weird" (i.e. questions about puberty, sex, etc.).
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Anonymous wrote:
March 17, 2011 1:40 pm

But if you have, for example an account for Youtube can't you delete it before your parents see it?

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