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Internet Safety Resources
SafeKids.com – Contains information about the dangers of children using the Internet along with rules, advice, and tips relating to child security and the web.
Internet Addiction: Tips for Parents – Explore practical advice on dealing with Internet addiction in children and teenagers from the Media Awareness Network
A Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety – In-depth guide to protecting your children from online predators and Internet pornography from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tracking Where Kids Have Been Online – Learn how to track your child’s Internet activity, including sites they’ve visited and files they have downloaded.
Pornography: Tips for Parents – Find safety precautions and advice about protecting your children from online pornography from the Media Awareness Network.
NetSmartz.org – Educational resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Internet Filters, Parental Controls, and Porn Blocker – This site provides information on Internet filters, pornography blockers and parental control software.
Delinquency Prevention & Youth Development Resources for families, providers, and community leaders.
Resources for Clinicians
Parent-Child Internet Addiction Test – A diagnostic test to help parents determine if their children are addicted to the Internet.
Are you an obsessive online gamer? – A DSM-IV-based test to determine if someone is addicted to online gaming.
Detox Clinic Opening for Video Addicts – An addiction center in Amsterdam, Netherlands is the first detox clinic for game addicts, offering in-house treatment.
Gamblers Anonymous Official Home Page – Gamblers Anonymous International Service Office
Online Gamers Anonymous – The first support group to help individuals recovery from online gaming addiction.
National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc. – The National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc., established in 1972, is a non-profit health agency whose mission is to disseminate information.
Responsible Gambling Council – Helps individuals and communities address gambling in a healthy and responsible way, through information, awareness prevention, professional development, research.
Welcome to Gam-Anon.org! – Gam-Anon is a 12 Step, self-help program for the family members, friends and loved ones of compulsive gamblers who have been affected by the gambling problem.
Resources and Organizations for Parents
eSchool News online – A resource for wired parents and educators.
Parent Support Groups Each year in the January edition of Exceptional Parent Magazine an extensive listing of these organizations, as well as parent-to-parent support
Parent-Child Internet Addiction Test – A diagnostic test to help parents determine if their children are addicted to the Internet.
PTA Central – A resource for Parents – PTO Central is a central information resource for PTO groups, PTA groups and other school related parent teacher organizations.
PTO Today | Home of America’s 80000 K-8 School Parent Teacher Groups – PTO today is dedicated to helping parent teacher groups (like PTOs and PTAs) help their schools with information on fund raising, playgrounds.
National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk – The site helps parents identify those children and youth who are at risk and provides useful resources for prevention.
Youth of Honor Foundation – Non-profit organization focused on assisting kids bounce back in life and achieve greatness.
Research and Papers
Online safety Resources on ZDNet – White papers, case studies, technical articles and blog posts related to online safety.
Children’s Online Privacy – The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children offers its guide on Child Safety on the Information Highway.
DAEDALUS PROJECT: MMORPG Research – Online Research of MMORPG’s that includes studies, essays, forums. and MMORPG research by Nicholas Yee.
Online Gaming Addiction? – World of Psychology – An article from John Psychcentral that argues why video game overuse can not be classified as an addiction.
Research & Information | Responsible Gambling Council – Excellent resource of current research articles on teen online gambling.
Study of Online Game Addiction – An article from MOSAIC: Stories of Digital Lives and Identities by Nicholas Yee, Haverford. College, Pennsylvania, 2002, the foremost authority on online game behavior.
The Wager – The Wager is a weekly research bulletin published by the Division on Addictions at Harvard Medical School.
When games stop being fun | CNET News.com – An article that describes the nature of online gaming addiction and its characteristics among addicted users.