Book Description

Most books and newspaper accounts treat the Internet as a terrifying wasteland filled with predators and child pornography. In reality, the Internet is a dramatic resource for parents and children -- a tool for learning, teaching, saving time and money, and bonding as a family. The Internet Guide for Families, by longtime technology expert and children's writer Lisa Jo Rudy, is a friendly, step-by-step guide to exploring this world.The Internet Guide for Families includes material on the home front -- when a child should start using a computer, how parents can promote safe and healthy computer usage and protect their children online, and great sites for kids of all ages to visit -- and the school front, including how schools introduce students to the Web and how teachers and libraries use Web sites. In addition, useful information on parenting and the Internet (including where to find resources, online communities of parents, and special needs groups) is gathered in one place for the busy parent.As Lisa says, the Net is part of our lives and our kids' lives. Let's use it!