Part One: Internet Parenting Strategies.

1. Of Fenced Play Yards and Hands-On Parenting: Effective Real-World Parenting Online.

2. Danger Signs on the Information Highway: Overview of Online Risks and Concerns.

3. Internet Use for Different Ages: Guidelines for Children, Early Teens, and Older Teens.

4. Too Hard, Too Soft, Just Right: Parenting Styles and Effective Internet Parenting.

5. Filtering Follies and Other Myths: Technology “Quick Fixes” Lead to False Security.

6. I’m Your Parent. It’s My Responsibility: Supervising Your Child’s Online Activities.

7. A Community of Parents: Collaborating with Other Parents.

8. Red Flags! Warning Signs and Responses.

9. Away from Home: Use of the Internet at Other Places.

10. Get It in Writing: Parent-Teen Internet Use Agreement.

Part Two: Foundational Issues.

11. Me and My Friends: Online Social Networking.

12. Eyeballs and E-Wallets: E-Commerce and Your Child.

13. None of Your Business: Privacy Protection Strategies.

14. Wired 24/7: Internet Addictive Behavior and Multitasking.

15. Read with Your Eyes Open: The Importance of Information Literacy.

16. Don’t Take Candy from Strangers: Online Stranger Literacy.

Part Three: Influences on Online Decision Making.

17. Working on the “Hard-Wiring”: Brain Development and Online Decision Making.

18. You Can’t See Me, I Can’t See You: How Technology Can Interfere with Responsible Decision Making.

19. Why We Believe What “They” Say: Social Influence Techniques Online.

20. Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places: Young People Who Are at Greater Risk Online.

21. On the Net, What You Do Reflects on You: Core Values and Standards Online.

Part Four: Specific Risks and Concerns.

22. Sex and the Internet: Risky Sexual Online Activities.

23. I Can Say What I Want Online: Cyberbullying and Social Aggression.

24. Questionable Support: Self-Harm Communities and “At Risk” Teens.

25. “Us” Against “Them”: Hate Groups, Gangs, and Other Troublesome Groups.

26. I’m Going to Get You: Cyberthreats and Distressing Material.

27. Come and Play: Online Gaming.

28. You Bet, I Win, You Lose: Online Gambling.

29. Tag, I Got You: Hacking and Computer Crimes.

30. Not the Highest Form of Flattery: Plagiarism.

31. I Can Copy and Share Anything on the Internet: Copyright Protection and Infringement.

32. Security First: Protection Against "Malware."

33. Spam, Spam, Spam, and More Spam: Unsolicited (or Unknowingly Approved) Email Advertising.

34. Have I Got a Deal for You: Scams and Phishing.

Part Five: Accenting the Positive.

35. Finding the Good Life: Beneficial Activities Online.

Appendix A: Parent-Teen Internet Use Agreement.

Appendix B: The Cyberspace World.

Notes.

About the Author.

Index.