Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using it in a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.

Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online. Don’t give your password (密码) to anyone else, and never give out the following information—your real name, home address, age, phone number or other personal information. Check with your parents before giving out a credit card (信用卡) number. Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless your parents say it’s OK. Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents will want to make sure it’s a right place for you.

Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parents’ approval (同意). Never meet anyone you met online alone. Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat everyone online as strangers.

If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away. Treat other people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language. Remember: not everything you read on the Internet is true.

Should parents ask their children to do chores? 【小题1】. They think that children are too young to cook or clean for themselves or their parents. But many people believe that children can learn a lot from doing regular chores. Parents should help children learn to do the housework that they will have to do when they live on their own. 【小题2】.

Most experts (专家) do agree. 【小题3】. Parents shouldn’t, of course, ask a schoolboy to cook when he is doing his homework. If the child has activities after school, the time left to do chores may be short. 【小题4】.

When a child does what his parents ask him to do happily, he will probably have the feeling of growing up. Chores can be useful. They are a teaching tool (工具). Parents use the tool to teach children so that they can care for themselves someday. 【小题5】. If parents don’t keep a clean house, children won’t find any reason to do chores.