Safety Monitor: How to Protect Your Kids Online

By Mike Sullivan and Detective Mike Sullivan

Safety Monitor provides hands-on, step-by-step, practical instruction for parents to protect their children from exploitation, sexual predators, adult-only content, pornography, and other harmful... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566251869
• ISBN13: 9781566251860
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

I bought this book because....

of all of the cyber safety books out there, the advice from Safety Monitor comes from a cop that is out there everyday, putting cyber predators behind bars. Who better to give advice to parents like myself. Sullivan really takes me through the process step by step starting with the profile of an online predator -how to identify one, and finally how to avoid and protect your family. The book ends with a plethora of valuable resources from security software to smart cyber behavior, and finally various national organizations that identify and support this very important issue..Detective Mike Sullivan patrols the cyber playgrounds and teaches parents how to do the same.

VERY INFORMATIVE

I am so very thankful for this book! My kids spend a lot of time online and I just couldn't imagine one of my kids being unfortunate enough to stumble into dangerous territory. I bought this book after seeing Detective Mike Sullivan on The Oprah Winfrey show teaching parents of the dangers that children face online. I purchased this book as a preventative. I really enjoyed thechapter on ways to to talk to your child about the dangers that children face online. How do I bring it up? How do I gain their trust? How to I get them to take me seriously? Another chapter that I found INVALUABLE, was about protection software that I could install in my computer. Sullivan gave me the tools to safe-proof my child's computer. I recommend this book to all parents!

A Lifesaver!

Recently, my child began corresponding with a stranger online. My child started receiving sexually explicit photos from this person. I honestly didn't know what to do. I taught my child not to give out any personal information, but I did not know how to monitor her emails or how to stop her from "accidentally" surfing pornographic websites. I felt helpless. I purchased Safety Monitor and began my online education. I hate to admit this, but my child can navigate through the internet better than me or my husband! How are we to protect her? Detective Sullivan not only taught me how to take control of my family's online experience, but he did so in a language that I can understand. I am most grateful for this informative book, and urge all parents of children online to start educating yourselves now.

Must Reading for Concerned Parents

Safety Monitor is must reading for concerned parents. In the information age parents often become overwhelmed by Internet technology. Coach Mike makes it easy for parents to understand the problem (the safety of their kids), how to interact effectively with their children about the Internet and its use, and what to do if a problem occurs. The parent will know what to do and who to call if help is needed.This books empowers parents to do what they do best, monitor the behavior of their children. This alone makes Safety Monitor a must read for parents.