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)
