DADvocate – Internet Discussions from Kevin Metzger on Vimeo.
This is a video interview with Security Expert Ben Halpert. Ben has two daughters and a son on the way. When his first daughter was born he began thinking about the security risks for being on line with children and how and when that conversation should start to take place. Ben decided that we are probably reaching out to children too late in life to begin this conversation. Much like teaching your children to say please or thank you Internet behavior conversation needs to start when your children are young and still listen to you.
Ben has started the Non Profit Savvy Cyber Kids. This organization is dedicated to providing resources to parents and teachers that will help them in educating their children on internet safety. Currently Ben has a number of resources available on his site including:
- A Parent Child Agreement – Rules for Online Safety
- Adult Caregiver/Parent Checklist
- SafeOnline 101 Presentation
- Finally Ben has a children’s book that is still in the works but expected to be published later this spring.
To access all this information and keep up with Ben go to benhalpert.com
I’d also like to thank Jeff Sass for inspiring this interview with his post Having that conversation with your kids. You can find more on Jeff Sass at JefferySass.com
