• Be alert if children receive gifts or letters in the mail or unusual phone calls.
   
• Keep kids out of chat rooms or monitor their chats.
   
• See what Web sites children create online.
   
• Review what files are on the computer.
   
• Explain that people may not be who they claim to be.
   
• Encourage children to talk about what happens on the Internet, including people they meet.
   
• Set time limits on surfing and restrict most computer use for specific purposes, such as school work.
   
• Consider installing software that monitors Internet surfing.

Source: http://www.wiredkids.org/  MySpace.com/FBI/AP/ CNN.com