How to Set Up Kids' Email Addresses

Email is a great way to keep in touch with family and friends. Even young children want to their own email addresses to stay connected with schoolmates and family members. The problem is that children do not fully understand the dangers lurking on the Internet. There are obscene spam messages and predators to be cautious of. Parents can set up email addresses for their children but must monitor email usage to keep their kids protected.

Instructions

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      Choose which service you want to use. AOL has an email program for children called KOL. You can choose to set up an account for a kid, teen, or mature teen. You can also choose an account like ZooBuh, which sends all of your child's emails directly to you first--you must give your approval for the email to be delivered to your child. Of course, you can always stick with your normal email accounts, such as Gmail, but they aren't as good at protecting your children.

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      Help your child come up with a user name for his email address. The user name should not contain any part of the child's real name or any other personal information such as a birth date. For example, [email protected] is safer than [email protected].

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      Create a password. This should be something that both you and your child will remember. Make sure your child knows that you will have access to the account and that this is for his or her own safety. You may want to write down the email address and password in a safe place.

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      Go to the options menu and set up your child's email account to automatically delete spam. Several companies have this feature, including Hotmail. This will prevent your child from seeing any inappropriate spam messages that get through.

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      Set up a filter if your service does not allow you to automatically delete spam messages. You can type inappropriate words into your filter; your service will block any incoming messages that contain those words.

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