Porn Proof Your Child



Recommended web sites for parents

www.pureintimacy.org/cs/parents
Pure Intimacy - Focus on the Family’s resource for parents who want to teach their children about healthy sexuality

www.webwisekids.org
Web Wise Kids - Has game programs (downloadable or on CD ROM) that teach parents about the Internet and enlighten children about the dangers they can encounter
*Watch Katie’s Story

www.controlyourtv.org
Control Your TV - An educational site sponsored by the cable industry to help parents learn to set cable parental controls and use the V-Chip

www.enough.org
Enough Is Enough - Includes statistics and information for both parents and children specific to pornography on the Internet

www.protectkids.com
Protect Kids - Includes much the same information as Enough Is Enough in a more kid friendly format plus links for reporting cyber crimes

www.safefamilies.org
Safe Families: Keeping Children Safe Online - Includes safety tips and some Internet education for parents, a Family Safety Pledge sample, and free downloadable Internet filter and parental controls as well as filtering software reviews

www.pollyklaas.org

Polly Klaas Foundation - Provides free Internet Safety Kits that include Wired With Wisdom, an Internet safety training program for parents

www.safekids.com
Safe Kids - Contains detailed information about social networking which is another means of distributing pornography; includes video and audio slide shows for parents on how to set up a MySpace account and Vista parental controls and offers free email newsletter on latest technological advances and issues that affect kids' safety

www.netfamilynews.org
Net Family News - Provides the latest news on technology as it applies to kids; though not limited to pornography, the email newsletter often includes news tidbits that relate to porn.
Subscribe at www.netfamilynews.org/subscribe.htm.

www.parentstv.org
Parents Television Council - Provides parents with the tools they need to make informed television viewing decisions and works to promote and restore responsibility and decency to the entertainment industry; offers a Family Guide to Prime Time Television and movie reviews, as well as other parental helps.

www.nationalcoalition.org
National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families - Promotes a healthy, biblical perspective of sexuality to counteract the effects of culture's sexualized messages on our families; includes a section on Internet pornography and tips for parents.

www.cyberpatrol.com/_lingo.asp
Cyber Patrol Filter - Lists common acronyms and emoticons used in text messaging, Instant Messaging, etc.

www.battleplanministries.org
Battle Plan Ministries - Has a "FAMILY" tab with resources for parents who need a battle plan against the onslaught of sexually oriented media in our culture.

Internet filters and review sites

www.internetfilterreview.com
Internet Filter Review - Compares prices and multiple features of ten popular filter software products and gives reviews of each

www.filterreview.com
Filter Review - Gives individual reviews of twenty-two blocking programs and server-side filters with a new side-by-side comparison chart and reviews available
*To bypass giving your contact information on their home page, just click on “click here” under “If you have already registered with Filter Review.”

www.besafehome.com
Be Safe Online - A home filter endorsed by top names in the Christian community

www.integrity.com
Integrity Online - A filter service provider

Other organizations battling pornography
Search their web sites for information specific to parents and children

www.americandecency.org
American Decency Association

www.afa.net
American Family Association

www.moralityinmedia.org
Morality in Media

Recommended reading

Protecting Your Child in an X-Rated World by Frank York and Jan LaRue (Tyndale House Publishers: 2002)

Logged On and Tuned Out: A Non-Techie’s Guide to Parenting a Tech-Savvy Generation by Vicki Courtney (Broadman & Holman Books: 2007)

Family Survival in an X-Rated World by Adrian Rogers and Steve Rogers (Broadman & Holman Publishers: 2005)

Talking to Your Kids About Sex by Mark Laaser, Ph.D. (Waterbrook Press: 1999)

My Space My Kids by Jason Illian (Harvest House Publishers: 2007)



 

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