For parents:
‘Talk to your child about victimization and potential on-line danger;
‘Spend time with your children on-line. Have them teach you about their favorite on-line destinations;
‘Keep the computer in a common room in the house, not in your child’s bedroom. It is much more difficult for predators to communicate with a child when the computer screen is visible to adults.
‘Parents should use, but not totally rely on, service provider’s parental controls and blocking software
‘Use of chat rooms, in particular, should be heavily monitored.
‘Always maintain access to your child’s on-line account and randomly check his/her e-mail. Be up front with your child about your access and reasons why.
‘Find out what computer safeguards are used by your child’s school, public library, and at the homes of your child’s friends. These are all places outside your normal supervision where your child could encounter an on-line predator.
‘Understand, even if your child was a willing participant in any form of exploitation, he/she is not at fault and is the victim. The offender always bears the complete responsibility for his or her actions.

For children:
? Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone you meet on- line;
? Never post pictures of yourself onthe Internet or on-line service to people you do not personally know;
? Never give out identifying information such as name, home address, school name, or telephone number;
? Never download pictures from an unknown source;
? Never respond to messages or bulletin board postings that are suggestive, obscene, belligerent, or harassing;
‘Remember, whatever you are told on-line may or may not be true.
Source: www.fbi.gov