How to keep your child safe on the internet (e-book)

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Wendy Davies is a visitor to Mothers 35 Plus and author of a new 'e-book' called "How To Keep Your Child Safe On The Internet - the Essential Step-by-Step Guide for Every Parent Whose Child Has Internet access."

Wendy is an Honours Graduate in Psychology and French from Scotland's St. Andrew's University; also a mother of two children aged 15 and 10, both of whom spend time on the internet.


Chapters in her book include:

• Introduction
• Chatrooms
• Instant Messaging
• Social Networking
• Blogs
• Online Learning Communities
• Personal Websites
• Newsgroups
• Email - Spam - Viruses
• File Sharing
• Inappropriate Websites & Pornography
• Bullying
• Buying Online
• Gambling
• Gaming
• Trust & Misinformation
• Plagiarism
• Passwords
• Identity Theft
• Software
• Health - Too Much Time Online?
• Simple Rules for Keeping Your Children Safe
• Creating a Family Code
• How To Recognise If Your Child Might Be At Risk?
• A Brief Guide to Internet Use For Children of Different Ages
• A Final Word
• References, Resources & Further Reading

I have been sent a hard copy of this book and, although sceptical at first that it would contain anything that wasn't just plain common sense - sorry Wendy (!) - I found it to be very informative. I will definitely be going through the book with my son, Josh (aged 10).

Wendy's book is available to download for $19.97, which works out at around GBP £10.00 (currency conversion rate at 2008.05.28 16:14:30 UTC). Payment is secure as it's done through PayPal and I think it represents excellent value for money, given the information it contains.





You can read more about the book and buy it here.