PBS Frontline: Growing Up Online (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline )

An important documentary for parents and professionals, using real-life stories about the first generation coming of age steeped in a virtual world seemingly outside parental control. Highly recommended.

Connect with Your Kids (http://www.connectwithyourkids.org)

Website with tips and information about Internet safety brought to you by the New Hampshire Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General.

Common Sense Media (http://www.commonsensemedia.org/)

This is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to helping families make the best media choices for their kids.

Don't Buy It (http://www.pbskids.org/dontbuyit)

Don't Buy It: Get Media Smart is a media literacy Web site for young people that encourages users to think critically about media and become smart consumers.

National Institute on Media and the Family (http://www.mediafamily.org/)

The National Institute on Media and the Family is a research-based organization focused on the positive and harmful effects of media on children and youth.

NetSmartz (http://www.netsmartz.org/)

NetSmartz is a web safety site for kids and parents from National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

CMCH(Center on Media and Child Health) (http://www.cmch.tv/)

CMCH conducts advance scientific research on the effects of media on young minds and bodies, develops and evaluates necessary clinical interventions educates children, parents, and the public on media and their effects on the physical, mental, and social health of all children.

New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams (http://www.newmoon.org/)

New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams produces media for every girl who wants her voice heard and her dreams taken seriously and for every adult who cares about girls. The site publishs girl-created content, age appropriate articles about health/culture/role models/current events, and fiction and poetry. The site also has a social networking component meant to be a safer stand-in for myspace, where girls can post photos/links and send messages to each other in a protected space.

GetNetWise (http://www.getnetwise.org)

GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help ensure that Internet users have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences.

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (http://www.commercialexploitation.org)

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood national coalition of health care professionals, educators, advocacy groups and concerned parents who counter the harmful effects of marketing to children through action, advocacy, education, research, and collaboration.

Media Education Foundation (http://www.mediaed.org)

Media Education Foundation is a nonprofit educational organization devoted to media research and production of resources to aid educators and others in fostering analytical media literacy.

TV-Turnoff Network (http://www.tvturnoff.org)

TV-Turnoff Network encourages children and adults to watch much less television in order to promote healthier lives and communities.

TV Parental Guidelines (http://www.tvguidelines.org/)

The television industry designed a TV ratings system to give parents more information about the content and age-appropriateness of TV programs. These ratings, called the TV Parental Guidelines, are modeled after the familiar movie ratings. They are designed to be easily recognizable and simple to use. The Guidelines apply to most television programs, including those directed specifically to young children. However, sports and news shows do not carry the Guidelines.

The Guidelines appear in the upper left corner of the TV screen at the beginning of TV shows, and often again after commercial breaks.Media ratings can assist parents in making smart media choices for youth. Parents should keep in mind that rating systems are created voluntarily by each media industry, and may not be a true reflection of all content. Media Power Youth suggests that parents do not rely solely on the ratings but rather seek out detailed descriptions of media or review media for age-appropriateness.