How to Create a Website for Kids
You can easily create a website for kids with today's web tools.
You can create a website for kids that focuses on just one kid, several kids in a family, a group of friends or even a classroom of kids.
Besides creating an entertaining website, you must be careful when creating a website for kids to ensure the children's safety.
Follow the steps below to create a website for kids that both you and your children will enjoy.
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Instructions
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Decide who your kid's website will be about -
Options include:
* Create a website about just one kid (your own child or grandchild)
* Create a website for few children in your family
* Create a website for a group of friends, cousins or grandchildren
* Create a website for a classroom -
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Decide what the theme of the website will be -
Ideas you might want to make a website about include:
* child's running biography
* family pictures
* child's hobbies
* child's artwork
* cute saying by children
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Get parents' permission.
Many parents do not want their children on the web, so be sure to get all parents' permission before you start.
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** Take maximum security precautions **
Make sure not to risk children's safety by creating a website for children. Be especially careful if the children are young or if they are not your own.
To be safest, general guidelines include:
* Don't include real personal information about the kids online - don't include last name, home address, name of school, phone number, etc.
* Only give out the website html address to close friends and relatives.
* For young children, monitor incoming email
* If possible, password protect the website so only approved visitors can enter.
* Include tags in the website coding to tell search engine robots not to index the site.
* Visit the US Dept of Justice for information on child's safety on the net (see resources)
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Order a domain name and sign up for website hosting.
Any cheap website hosting will probably do. Choose a domain name that has to do with the theme of your website. Again, don't include personal information in the website domain name. -
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Decide what website creation software you will use.
Your website host will probably include a free website builder that is simple to use. If you have programming or html experience, you can build a website from scratch. -
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Build a homepage for the kids' website.
First you will want to build a homepage for your kids. This should talk about your child (or children) and include some basic pictures. Also include navigation to other pages of the site.
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Build additional webpages for the website.
The webpages you build are up to you.
Examples include:
* If you have a website about many children, you can include a webpage for each child.
* If you have a hobby website, create pages for various projects
* If you have a child's biography website, include a page for each year of his/her life -
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Add a "what's new" page.
Include a webpage (or blog) where you write about the news relating to the children and the website theme.
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Add contact information.
Add a contact form or email address. For young children have this forward to your email so you can monitor and make sure messages are appropriate.
Do not give out this contact information publicly!
Do not give out other contact information such as telephone number or physical address!
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Tips & Warnings
Remember to take all necessary measures to keep your children safe!
Get your children involved - get their opinions of what content to include
Disclaimer: This information is based on my personal knowledge and research and should not be taken as an authority. Please do your own research if you feel changes or additions should be made to these suggestions.
