What is Google SafeSearch for Kids? In a nutshell, it's a
child friendly safe search engine powered by
Google to protect your kids from potentially
harmful material online. The safe browsing
feature allows your kids to safely surf the web
with a much lower risk of accidentally seeing
illicit material.
If you are
not using this site, you will need to adjust your
internet browser safe search preferences to a higher level of level of
security for safer searching. Read more about kids internet safety.
We all want
to do our best to keep our kids from harmful activity
online. Whether it's a deliberate attempt to view
material, or an innocent search term that brings up
questionable material, Google
for Kids is a safe
search tool desinged to help make sure that doesn't
happen. No software device of safe search engine can be
100% safe. Therefore we stress that Google search does
not replace parental or teacher supervision. UK Searchers
- try SafeSearch UK for Kids. For those in Canada, go to SafeSearchKids.ca
To
bookmark this site for your kids or your class at school,
you may choose to use a page with less written content here.
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Safe
Search for Kids Tips
Implement
the use of Google Kids by bookmarking it for your
kids to use whenever they search online.
Bookmarking and using this site for all internet
searches guarantees that Google safe search is
always turned "on" to the most
"strict filtering".
Customize
and save the safe search preferences in your
browser at http://www.google.com/preferences for times that your child
is not using this website. You can read more
about safe search here.
Do
not replace parental supervision with this safe search engine.
Learn
how to turn safe search on for when your children are
not using this website to conduct their searches.
A
good rule of thumb is to not allow internet use
when a child is home alone without proper
supervision.
Keep
your computer in an open area, or if it is in an
office - make a rule that doors are always left
open when online to ensure internet safety for kids.
It is
not a good idea to allow computers or laptops in
your kids bedrooms unless they are close to the
main area of the house such as the kitchen or
living room with doors left open.
Do
not allow internet use after you've gone to bed
at night.
Consider
using a child filtering tool such as Covenant Eyes. This program is safely
installed in the registry of your computer.
Browsing history cannot be erased and reports are
emailed to you about your computers history
weekly.
Have
an open conversation with your kids about safe
browsing. With freedom comes responsibility.
These are just a few tips
that we hope will help keep your kids
safe while searching online in additional
purchasing internet security. This site
also works for schools as well to help
ensure safety online.
Google Kids is the safe search
engine that screens adult sites from
showing up in your search team results.
To check your
computer's
safe search settings, click here. Using use the
search box above, safe search is automatically
turned on.
New Feature from Google
to LOCK your SafeSearch settings...
This site
is not affiliated directly with Google,
nor is it necessarily endorsed by Google.
SafeSearch for Kids is designed to
work hand in hand with parental
supervision.
Using this search tool below
ensures Google SafeSearch for Kids is
automatically turned on regardless of
computer settings.
To learn how
to lock your settings outside of this
site, go to http://www.google.com/preferences or watch video
above.
