Safety Monitor: How to Protect Your Kids Online (Paperback)

by Mike Sullivan (Author) "How harassment and abuse is directed at your family via the Internet..." (more)
Key Phrases: online predator, chat request, blocking software, America Online, Cyber Sentinel, Michael Sullivan (more...)

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Review
"Detective Mike Sullivan provides an insightful, easy-to-understand guide for families with home computers . . . . ‘Safety Monitor’ is a wonderful tool." -- Congressman Dennis Hastert

Product Description
"Safety Monitor" provides hands-on, step-by-step, practical instruction for parents. Using this book as a guide, they can take an active role in protecting their children from exploitation, sexual predators, adults-only content, pornography, and other harmful content that comes with computer and Internet access.

You’ll learn:

How to Talk to Your Kids about the Internet: Includes an "online contract" to be signed by both parents and children

How to Set up a Safe Computer: Learn how to configure a browser, and how to load and use child-protection software programs

How to Set up a Safe Internet Service: Using parental controls, restricting access, and setting up E-mail and file sharing on AOL and other ISPs

How to Supervise Your Child’s Internet Activity

How to Spot and Deal with Problems

How to Master Advanced Internet Issues: Creating safe family Web sites and pages, and Internet usage outside of the home

The Internet is an integral part of daily life in the modern world. With the help of Detective Sullivan, parents can learn to maximize the benefits for their children while still ensuring their safety.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 322 pages
• Publisher: Bonus Books; illustrated edition edition (August 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566251869
• ISBN-13: 978-1566251860
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #944,012 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Reading for Concerned Parents, September 17, 2002

By	Robert T. DeMarco (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

Safety Monitor is must reading for concerned parents. In the information age parents often become overwhelmed by Internet technology. Coach Mike makes it easy for parents to understand the problem (the safety of their kids), how to interact effectively with their children about the Internet and its use, and what to do if a problem occurs. The parent will know what to do and who to call if help is needed.

This books empowers parents to do what they do best, monitor the behavior of their children. This alone makes Safety Monitor a must read for parents.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I bought this book because...., February 14, 2003

By	Greg (Pensacola, FLA) - See all my reviews

of all of the cyber safety books out there, the advice from Safety Monitor comes from a cop that is out there everyday, putting cyber predators behind bars. Who better to give advice to parents like myself.

Sullivan really takes me through the process step by step starting with the profile of an online predator -how to identify one, and finally how to avoid and protect your family. The book ends with a plethora of valuable resources from security software to smart cyber behavior, and finally various national organizations that identify and support this very important issue..

Detective Mike Sullivan patrols the cyber playgrounds and teaches parents how to do the same.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY INFORMATIVE, February 14, 2003

By A Customer

I am so very thankful for this book! My kids spend a lot of time online and I just couldn't imagine one of my kids being unfortunate enough to stumble into dangerous territory. I bought this book after seeing Detective Mike Sullivan on The Oprah Winfrey show teaching parents of the dangers that children face online. I purchased this book as a preventative. I really enjoyed thechapter on ways to to talk to your child about the dangers that children face online. How do I bring it up? How do I gain their trust? How to I get them to take me seriously? Another chapter that I found INVALUABLE, was about protection software that I could install in my computer. Sullivan gave me the tools to safe-proof my child's computer.

I recommend this book to all parents!