Child Safety

A-Better-Child.org
Helping the youth of today prepare for tomorrow. Providing parents, children and teens information on internet safety.
http://www.a-better-child.org

Be Safe Online
Internet Safety advice for parents, teachers and responsible adults. Encourages child safety through careful online behavior.
http://www.besafeonline.org/

Be Web Aware
Tutorial and tips for parents on the benefits and risks of being on the Internet.
http://www.bewebaware.ca/

BrowseControl
Browsing and system management tool, limits user access to websites, protocols, hardware and applications. Limits access based on user, group, time. Remote management capability.
http://www.browsecontrol.com/

Buddy Browser for Kids
Secure web browser for kids, available free. Includes kid-safe Internet Messenger, and inbuilt resources for education, gaming and fun.
http://www.buddybrowser.com

ChatProtection.com
Providing safe chat rooms and monitoring for kids and teens.
http://www.chatprotection.com

CheckIM.com
Provides the ability to trace the location of predators for reporting to authorities.
http://www.checkim.com

Child Safety FAQ
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about child safety on the internet.
http://www.childsafetyfaq.com

Child Safety Network
Providing free tools and information to help parents keep their children safe.
http://www.csn.org

Child Safety on the Information Highway
Put out by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, this document outlines how parents can best protect their children while still allowing them use of the Internet.
http://www.safekids.com/child_safety.htm

Child Safety-Net
Promotes "Child Safety-Net" book. Site also has newsletter back issues and links, relating to protection of children online.
http://surfsafely.com/surfsafety

Childoscope
Organisation promoting integrated European policies on missing and sexually exploited children. An initiative of "Child Focus" (Belgium).
http://www.childoscope.net/

Children Online
Offers a variety of presentations and programs for schools, students and parents, on subjects such as online safety issues and solutions, and online harassment. Also offers short safety video excerpts for download.
http://www.children-online.org

Children's Internet Protection Act
US Congress Bill S.97 requiring schools and libraries to introduce filtering software for internet-connected computers.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c106:S.97.IS:

Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) FAQ
Providing information for schools and libraries regarding the Children's Internet Protection Act.
http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/cipafaqlite.html

CleanMyMailbox
Service providing web-based parental control of the email coming into children's mailboxes.
http://www.cleanmymailbox.com/parental.html

Common Sense Internet Safety Survival Guide
Information to help kids stay safe and smart while using the Internet.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/

Content Purity
Free online tool designed to check computer for objectionable content.
http://www.contentpurity.com/scanintro.htm

COPA Commission
Information and resources about the Child Online Protection Act.
http://www.copacommission.org

Crawler Parental Control
Software to monitor and control your child's software usage and internet browsing, regulate the times when they can use the computer and internet, and hide content on your computer that you don't want them to see.
http://www.crawlerparental.com

Crisp Thinking
Detects 'grooming' of children by online predators by analyzing behaviour patterns including syntax and language style.
http://www.crispthinking.com

CyberAngels
A resource focusing on Safety matters. Offers guidance for parents, and provides information and solutions to common internet safety issues.
http://www.cyberangels.org/

CyberCop Guide
A downloadable ebook about Internet child safety. Written by a police detective, it teaches parents to protect their children from becoming a victim, or from victimizing others while on the Internet.
http://www.cybercopguide.com

Family Guardian
Provides filtered web access. Client is installed on the user's computer and all traffic is redirected through the FamGuard servers, content is analyzed and filtered or blocked before delivery.
http://www.famguard.net

Family WebWatch
Online safety information and weblog.
http://www.familywebwatch.com

GetNetWise.org
A public service brought by Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help insure that families have safe, constructive, educational and entertaining online experiences.
http://www.getnetwise.org

hoopaa
Offering a free service for concerned parents to monitor children's activities on the internet. Captures screenshots of websites visited, tracks MSN chat and allows website blocking.
http://www.hoopaa.com

iKeepSafe
Includes safety, security and ethics tools and resources for helping families and educators teach children to use the internet safely and wisely.
http://www.ikeepsafe.org

InSafe
Frozen site of the European Union's The Safer Internet Exchange project. News, press releases and links concerning Internet safety.
http://www.saferinternet.org/

Inspect Your Gadgets
Workshops, Seminars and Speeches designed to raise the awareness of the dangers to children and families of the Internet and emerging technologies and provide practical home strategies for parents.
http://www.inspectyourgadgets.com

Internet Filters.net
A list of internet filtering products and comparison data for parents and teachers.
http://www.internet-filters.net

Internet Safety at About.com
Provides articles and tips for online family safety.
http://childparenting.about.com/cs/internetsafety/index.htm

i-SAFE America, Inc.
Incorporates classroom curriculum with dynamic community outreach to empower students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make the Internet a safer place.
http://www.isafe.org

Keep Your Kids Safe on the Internet
Companion site to the book 'Keep Your Kids Safe on the Internet'. Shows parents how to protect from pedophiles, pornography, pop-ups, viruses and spyware.
http://www.keepyourkidssafe.com

Kid Innovation
Razzul is a kid-friendly browser, offering access to pre-approved sites and spam-free email. Parents can also review their child's internet usage and communications.
http://www.kidinnovation.com

Kid Safe Mail
Child safe email experience without spam, pornography or viruses.
http://www.kidsafemail.com

Kid Smart
Practical online safety advice for teachers and parents, with lesson plans, online activities and resources.
http://www.kidsmart.org.uk

KidMail
Filtered email service, offering graphical mail tools for youngsters. Parents have control over incoming messages, mail from unknown senders can be quarantined.
http://www.kidmail.net

KidRocket
Kid-safe web browser works by limiting access to just a small collection of hand-picked educational and fun sites. Simple but effective, offered as freeware.
http://kidrocket.org

KidSplorer
Web browser protecting kids by only allowing access to pre-approved sites, offers additional parental control such as scheduled access times.
http://www.devicode.com/kidsplorer/

KidSurf
Offering internet browser software designed for kids aged 3 to 9 years. Allows parents to control the websites their children access.
http://www.kid-surf.com

Kidz Privacy
Educates kids, parents, and businesses about the privacy rights of children online. Site provided by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/

Kidzap
Parent-controlled web experience for children, includes games, safe chat and puzzles.
http://www.kidzap.com

KIKS - Keeping Internet Kids Safe
A small collection of articles about online safety topics, as well as some links, and newsletter archives.
http://www.kiks.org

The Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids
An introduction to the internet with an emphasis on child safety. [PDF]
http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/availablepiomat/librariansguide.htm

Max
Provides a service to filter a range of online activities including web, chat, email, instant messaging and file-sharing.
http://www.max.com/site/maxprotect.shtml

Mousetrap
Provided by the Virginia Center for Policing Innovation, this program is designed to protect children from online predators through parent education online and with a free awareness CD.
http://vcpionline.org/mousetrap.asp

My Kids Browser
Offer web browser software that restricts children's access to white listed sites. Free trial available. Based in Provo, Utah. [Windows]
http://www.mykidsafeinternet.com

Net Family News
A weekly electronic news service to inform and educate parents, families and caregivers of children who spend time online.
http://www.netfamilynews.org

NetAlert
An independent community advisory body established by the Australian government.
http://www.netalert.gov.au/

NetID ChatShield
Chat filter that checks instant messaging contacts against a verification service, to prevent unknown individuals from sending IM messages.
http://www.chatshield.com

NetIDme
Online real time personal identification system for use within chat clients or internet chat rooms to protect the identities of children on the internet.
http://www.netidme.com

NetProtector
Hardware solution designed to prevent modem access to the internet when parental supervision is not possible, by means of a key-lockable switch.
http://www.modemlock.com

NetSafeKids
Companion site of The National Academies report, "Youth, Pornography, and the Internet".
http://search.nap.edu/netsafekids

NetSmartz
Educational resource from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Discusses various Internet safety topics.
http://www.netsmartz.org/

Nippy Web Browser
Free browser designed for pre-school children with peer-reviewed content and support website. Browser hides desktop to prevent access.
http://mynippy.net

Online Chaperone
Offering parental control software with Artificial Intelligence to help protect children from online predators. Detects predatory behavior in chatrooms and instant messaging environments.
http://www.onlinechaperone.com

Operation SafetyNet
The Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force provides information to help protect families from the dangers of Internet child sexual exploitation.
http://www.operationsafetynet.org

Optenet PC
Parental control software to filter internet content and prevent harmful sites and downloads. Can also help to manage time children are spending online.
http://www.optenetpc.com

Parent Smartz
Learn to monitor your child's online activities and assess potential dangers. Offers safety resources and online classes for parents.
http://www.parentsmartz.com

The Police Notebook
A law enforcement site promoting safety and crime prevention for kids.
http://www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/start.htm

Protecting Students on the Web
Advice for schools on child safety on the internet, and acceptable use policies.
http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/toolkit/protect/

ProtectKids.com
Substantial resource related to making the internet a safer place for children. Contains information, reports, articles, and useful links.
http://www.protectkids.com/

PsychPage Family Resources
Links to several software products aimed at protecting children online, and blocking objectionable web sites. Includes a few links to larger related sites.
http://www.psychpage.com/family/soft.html

Safe Chat Universal Messenger
Provides tools to protect children while chatting online, with the ability to approve or block specific sites, keywords, and contacts.
http://www.zihtec.com

Safe OnLine Outreach
A repository of information, research, resources, links and media reports regarding online sexual exploitation and internet safety.
http://www.safeonlineoutreach.com

Safe Surfin' Central
Site dedicated to educating children of all ages and parents in the processes of safe Internet usage.
http://www.safesurfincentral.com

SafeKids
Contains information about the dangers of children using the internet. Rules, advice, and tips relating to child security and the web.
http://www.safekids.com

Safe2Read Supervised Children's Email
A parent controlled, supervised kids email service for younger children. Children's email can be sent using webmail or an email client and parents can manage the supervision from their regular email address or the web.
http://www.safe2read.com

SafeTeens.Com
A guide to teen safety on the Internet.
http://www.safeteens.com/

Snitch
Parental control software that uses smart algorithms to detect and remove obscene images, movies, and inappropriate internet activity.
http://www.hyperdynesoftware.com/

SoftEyes
Monitor and limit computer use by a schedule. See everything, web, e-mail, chat, and instant messages both on and off the Internet.
http://www.softeyes.com

Staysafe.org
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.
http://www.staysafe.org/

Surf Knight
Free web browser specially designed for children. Includes popup blocker, download blocker, site vistitation controls.
http://www.surfknight.com

SurfBuddies
Child Safe internet access product designed with total child internet safety in mind.
http://www.surfbuddies.com

Surfing Safely for Children
Page of hints and tips concerning safe internet usage for children, including pointers for parents.
http://www.surfingsafely.net

TechMission Safe Families
Provides free parental control and internet filtering software, online safety and training resources.
http://www.safefamilies.techmission.org

Teenangels
A site featuring the work and activities of a group of teenage online safety ambassadors who educate others about internet safety.
http://www.teenangels.org/

TheParentsEdge
Offer tools, information, how-to guides, and other resources for parents.
http://www.theparentsedge.com

Web Wise Kids
Teaching children how to make their online experience safe, using an educational CD-Rom game.
http://www.wiredwithwisdom.org/

WebWiseKids.org
Supplies Internet Safety tips and games to protect children.
http://WebWiseKids.org

WiredKids, Online Safety For Kids and Teens
A variety of online safety information, as well as online and offline projects involving organizations like Disney. Aimed at both adults and children.
http://www.wiredkids.org

Wise Kids
Works with communities, libraries, youth organisations, local education authorities, schools and businesses throughout Wales and elsewhere, to raise awareness of positive and safe Internet use.
http://www.wisekids.org.uk/

ZooBuh
Email service for families, with a range of parental control features.
http://www.zoobuh.com

Parenthood Web
Child Safety on the Information Superhighway. <small>(April 19, 1999)</small>
http://www.parenthood.com/articles.html?article_id=557