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Internet Safety Resources

Tips for Teens - Safety tips for teens
Safekids.com - Helping to teach children and parents about Internet safety
Cyberangels - The world's largest internet safety organization

Missing Children and "Stranger Danger" Facts

RCMP Missing Children's Registry - Says it all
Statistics Canada -Statistics relative to Canada
Our Missing Children - Canada's Missing Children
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children - An awesome resourse for all kinds of safety, includes information on missing children.
Child CyberSearch - Search the Missing Children Database
Child Find -Child Find Canada aims to search for missing children, advocate children's rights, and educate
R.W. Nicholson & Associates - This web site primarily focuses on issues and concerns related to Canada, specifically British Columbia. They attempt to expose the extensiveness of child abuse and exploitation with documentation, information and publicly unaddressed subject material. www.rwnicholson.com

Parenting Issues

Connect for Kids - Guidance for Grown-ups
ABC Math - The premier online math tutoring website for basic math skills
WiredKids.org - Download an internet contract for Parents and kids/teens. This one is great because it comes with a cheat sheet for parents explaining the need for each item and includes some key discussion points and questions.
Today's Parent - Canadian parenting resources
Family.com - "Great ideas. Practical advice. Fun stuff to do."
The ICE Idea - A great cell phone tip for families
2020 Parenting - Resource centre for parents about Drug and Alcohol Abuse in regard to children today.
Partnership for a Drug Free America: Drug prevention, drug abuse, drug intervention, drug treatment and recovery. Drugfree.org provides answers, guidance, tips and stories.
www.drugfree.org
Vancouver Guardian Angels: Promoting safety in communities through empowerment
F.A.C.T. - Families against crime and Trauma
Won't Get Weird - WontGetWeird, is a network of organizations and individuals who "won't get weird' when you need to talk about your sexual health
Preteenagers Today - Covers a lot of territory, bullying, discipline and more. There are also sections for different ages.
Reader's Digest Canada, Is your child safe in school - Escalating violence in Canadian school yards has too many children going to school scared.
Family Service Canada - "Family Service Canada prepares and distributes resources designed to assist and strengthen people..."
Safety Tips for Parents - A Guide to Help Prevent Child Abduction.
Bully B'ware - Bullying hurts and keeps on hurting. Program against bullying.
Bullying - You are not alone. Surf with your child.
Safety on the Internet - "...tips, advice and suggestions to make your family's online experience fun and productive!"
10 Ways To Make Sure Your Child Uses Drugs - (Yes, you read that right!)
Child Violence - "How to Prevent Your Child from Becoming a Statistic."
Learning Network, Family Education - A site full of information for parents.
C.O.S.T. - Children against smoking tobacco. Surf with your child.
 Talking with kids - Ways to talk to your child about all of those issues we can't wait to address with them, sex, drugs, alcohol, tobacco...
Step-Parenting - "Step-parenting does not test how good of a person you are. It tests your patience, your sanity, and the very core of your soul."
Maria - An online magazine for moms
ParenthoodWeb.com - 10 Tips for Talking with Your Kids About Tough Issues
Bullying - A survival Guide
Warning signs of teenage drug abuse - Useful info from About.com
Teenagers Today - Online magazine
You and Your Teen: Teens and Stress - Be aware of the signs of stress
Quiz, Drug Abuse: Is Your Child at Risk? The average age at which kids start using marijuana is 14, and many experiment with illegal drugs even earlier
iVillage, Parent Soup - Parents of teens 13 & up
Safety Cops - online source for crime prevention and personal safety information.
Kids, Teens, and Smoking - Learn more about the dangers of smoking and what you can do to help your kids lead a healthy, smoke-free life
City of Surrey - Tips on Home & Neighbourhood Safety
The Learning Network - Lots of great info for parents

Help for Perpetrators
 
Croga Report - www.croga.org
The Croga Report is a self-help resource web site available to people using child pornography and to health care practitioners. Its goal is not to substitute for face-to-face help, but to provide a first step in identifying problems and looking at ways of changing behaviour.
 
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What Can Predators Find Out About Your or Your Children? Go to www.google.com to find out. Search your family's name and see what's out there.

In the age of technology there is so much information out there that anyone could find you if they really want to. Please educate yourself and make sure your kids have the tools they need to be safe online. You have taken the first step by coming to this site.