It only takes a minute at a time to safeguard your home, school, and community.

Keeping up with technology and the intrusion of pornography in our lives can seem overwhelming at times. Let us help.

Here are simple things that make a big difference -- and they all only take a minute.

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Communicate with Family Members

• Bond with children, your own and others.
   
• Teach and share values with those you value most.
   
• Learn how to talk to your child about pornography.
   
• Talk to your children often about what they see online and in the media.
  
  If your child has seen pornography talk to them in a way that will invite future conversations. Therapist Jeff Ford gives ideas in this video.
   
• Talk to your children about the importance of Internet Safety.

Safeguard Devices

• Begin a list of all the media access points in your home--Internet, mobile devices, television, magazines, books, etc.
   
• Identify which ones need to be filtered or stopped.
   
• Learn how to safeguard internet enabled devices such as computers, cell phones, game consoles, ipods etc.
   
• Check your computer history.
   
• Install a filter on your computers.
   
• Install monitoring software on your computers.
   
• Install accountability software on your computers.
   
• Monitor a child's online behavior.
   
• Check parental controls on all electronic devices.
   
• Check out the games your children play online for adult content or other suggestive themes.
   
• Embed a widget on personal blog or webpage to search video game ratings.
   
• Read a review of the video or online game your child likes to play.
   
• Check with a parent of one of your child’s friends to see how they protect their kids online.
   
• Talk to neighbors about their family rules and how they manage media and Internet access points before your child visits their home.

Safe Media Pledge

• Schedule a time to discuss and sign the Safe Media Pledge with your family.
   
• Create a family media pledge. Think about guidelines, be honest with what makes your family vulnerable then write down a plan and have each family member sign it.
   
• Print off the Safe Media Pledge.
   
• Share the Safe Media Pledge idea with a neighbor or extended family member. Encourage your neighbors to create a Safe Media Pledge in their home.

Movies

• Check out the reviews before choosing a movie.
   
• Be an example to your family when selecting movies you view.

Mail

• Cancel mail from companies with offensive content by emailing or calling the Customer Service Contact and explaining why you don’t want their mailings.
   
• Sign up on the Do Not Contact Registry to protect your child from unsolicited emails that are obscene or harmful to minors.

Get Educated

• Find a book, resource or new website to help in the fight against pornography in your home.
   
• Watch Ken Foster: Media's Influence on You to find out how media influences our attitudes and behaviors. Understanding gives us an edge on making better decisions.

• Learn about White Ribbon Week events on the Women for Decency website.
   
• Call the PTA President to see if they are planning a White Ribbon Week at your local school. Ask them to schedule one, if they haven't already done so.
   
• Send an email to the local Principal to ask them to have a White Ribbon Week at their school.
   
• Get your friends to make similar requests to the Principal and PTA president.
   
• Share “Talking Points” from the White Ribbon Week Outline with your Principal.
   
• Examine your schedule to see if you have time to help with White Ribbon Week.

• Learn who your local Women for Decency representative is.
   
• Sign up for the WFD newsletter. You’ll read about what others are doing and get ideas to make a difference in your community.
   
• Spread the word. Click on FORWARD TO A FRIEND at the bottom of any newsletter.
   
• “Like” our Women for Decency page on Facebook.
   
• Comment on a WFD Facebook post.
   
• List Women for Decency on your blog, Facebook or Pinterest as someone you follow or like.
   
• Learn how to Tweet. If people can bring down a corrupt government why not an offensive billboard?
   
• Read a tweet.
   
• Post or tweet information that promotes decency.
   
• Call your local library to see if they have Internet filters on their public computers.
   
• Help with the Safe Library Project.
   
• Request store retailers to cover offensive magazines, and those with inappropriate covers.
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• Ask your friends that shop at that store to do the same. (Usually a store responds if they get a handful of requests.)
   
• Thank store owners who cover offensive magazines.
   
• Praise a store for being “Family Friendly”.
   
• Encourage a neighbor to support the family friendly store.
   
• Don’t shop at stores where they promote indecency.
   
• Speak out against obscene or indecent billboards, mall or store window ads. Speak Up for Decency.
   
• Attend a class or webinar on Internet Safety.
  • We now teach Internet Safety 101.
     
• Attend a meeting held at a local school during White Ribbon Week.
   
• Read the Utah Harmful to Minor Law.
   
• Study the laws of your state that are in place to protect children from harmful material.
   
• Contact TV advertisers, networks and show producers when you see offensive content in the media. Speak Up for Decency.
   
• Send an email about inappropriate advertising during your favorite TV show. Speak Up for Decency.
   
• See our website for letter/ email templates. Speak Up for Decency.

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