Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens

Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens
Helping Young People Learn to Use the Internet Safely and Responsibly

Nancy E. Willard

Copyright © 2007 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction    

Part One: Internet Parenting Strategies

1. Of Fenced Play Yards and Hands-On Parenting: Effective Real-World Parenting Online 
2. Danger Signs on the Information Highway: Overview of Online Risks and Concerns       
3. Internet Use for Different Ages: Guidelines for Children, Early Teens, and Older Teens  
4. Too Hard, Too Soft, Just Right: Parenting Styles and Effective Internet Parenting          
5. Filtering Follies and Other Myths: Technology “Quick Fixes” Lead to False Security     
6. I’m Your Parent. It’s My Responsibility: Supervising Your Child’s Online Activities        
7. A Community of Parents: Collaborating with Other Parents
8. Red Flags! Warning Signs and Responses
9. Away from Home: Use of the Internet at Other Places
10. Get It in Writing: Parent-Teen Internet Use Agreement
    
    Part Two: Foundational Issues
    
    
11. Me and My Friends: Online Social Networking
12. Eyeballs and E-Wallets: E-Commerce and Your Child
13. None of Your Business: Privacy Protection Strategies
14. Wired 24/7: Internet Addictive Behavior and Multitasking
15. Read with Your Eyes Open: The Importance of Information Literacy
16. Don’t Take Candy from Strangers: Online Stranger Literacy
    
    Part Three: Influences on Online Decision Making
    
    
17. Working on the “Hard-Wiring”: Brain Development and Online Decision Making 
18. You Can’t See Me, I Can’t See You: How Technology Can Interfere with Responsible Decision Making  
19. Why We Believe What “They” Say: Social Influence Techniques Online           
20. Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places: Young People Who Are at Greater Risk Online
21. On the Net, What You Do Reflects On You: Core Values and Standards Online           
    
    Part Four: Specific Risks and Concerns  
    
    
22. Sex and the Internet: Risky Sexual Online Activities
23. I Can Say What I Want Online: Cyberbullying and Social Cruelty        
24. Questionable Support: Self-Harm Communities and “At Risk” Teens
25. “Us” Against “Them”: Hate Groups, Gangs, and Other Troublesome Groups
26. I’m Going to Get You: Cyberthreats and Distressing Material  
27. Come and Play: Online Gaming       
28. You Bet, I Win, You Lose: Online Gambling  
29. Tag, I Got You: Hacking and Computer Crimes          
30. Not the Highest Form of Flattery: Plagiarism 
31. I Can Copy and Share Anything on the Internet: Copyright Protection and Infringement  
32. Security First: Protection Against “Malware”  
33. Spam, Spam, Spam, and More Spam: Unsolicited (or Unknowingly Approved) Email Advertising           
34. Have I Got A Deal For You: Scams and Phishing       
    
    Part Five: Accenting the Positive
    
    
35. Finding the Good Life: Beneficial Activities Online      

Appendix A. Parent-Teen Internet Use Agreement
Appendix B. The Cyberspace World       
Notes   
About the Author           
Index