| The internet is a dangerous place for
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| | your child but your entire family in
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| your children. Don't even begin to
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| | danger.I could go on and on about the
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| believe that your child is safe. There
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| | dangers, but what do you do about it? Is
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| are more dangers than you can possibly
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| | there anything that you can possibly do,
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| imagine waiting to lure children to their
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| | short of unplugging the stupid computer,
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| doom. You had better be aware of what's
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| | to protect your children?The first, and
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| happening and take steps to shield them
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| | most important, thing that you should do
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| from the danger ... if you don't, your
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| | is talk to your children. Believe it or
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| child's sanity and safety are at serious
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| | not, children are intelligent beings, and
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| risk.Does this sound alarmist? Actually,
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| | they will understand if you use words and
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| I cannot stress this fact enough ... you
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| | concepts that they can comprehend.
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| have to be just as careful with your five
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| | Explain the dangers, being patient and
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| year old on the internet as you would in
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| | caring and understanding. It may take a
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| the worst red-light district back alley
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| | few tries, but they are capable of
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| in the darkest part of town. If you would
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| | learning, understanding and obeying. Just
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| not allow your twelve year old wander
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| | be sure you do not portray the dangers as
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| around a drug den or visit the sex shops
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| | something in any way desirable, and don't
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| in San Francisco, then why on Earth are
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| | forbid them to explore, just explain
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| you letting him or her loose on the
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| | what's going on.The second, and equally
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| internet without supervision?Let's look
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| | important, thing to remember is that even
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| at some of the dangers that exist on the
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| | if your children do understand and
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| internet. The most obvious issue is
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| | comprehend what you tell them - you
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| pornography. There are dirty pictures,
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| | should still protect them. Do not let
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| video, sounds, movies and anything else
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| | them surf the internet unsupervised if
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| you can imagine available everywhere on
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| | you can help it. Watch them on the web
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| the web. In fact, it's often difficult to
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| | and be sure you know where they are
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| surf without running into a pornographic
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| | going.Every once in a while, check over
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| site occasionally. Just type
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| | the computer that your child has been
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| "whitehouse.com", expecting to get a page
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| | using to see what they've been doing.
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| about the white house and you'll see that
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| | Look at the cookies, the browser history
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| you get a pornographic site.Oh, and it's
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| | and at images and such stored on the hard
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| not just your run of the mill
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| | drive. I know it sounds like spying, but
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| pornography, no, there is much worse
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| | it's important to know what they are up
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| stuff available to anyone who cares to
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| | to before they get into trouble. And oh
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| look. Your child can find pictures which
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| | yes, if you find something, just wait for
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| will curl your toes at the sheer
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| | an opportunity to "discover" what they
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| perversity of the images. While
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| | are doing without giving away that you
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| intelligent people can debate whether or
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| | are looking over their shoulder. Then use
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| not any of this material should be
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| | this as a means of getting into a
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| available, even to adults, at all, no one
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| | discussion with them. You should also
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| with any conscience and trace of goodness
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| | take maximum advantage of any and all
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| can say it is okay for children to have
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| | parental controls that are available to
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| access to this stuff.Not only is
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| | you. Use a product such as NetNanny or
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| pornography a danger, but the cyber world
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| | Cyber Babysitter to control your child's
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| is full of other horrible things (just
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| | surfing habits. Set the parental controls
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| like the real world). Without much work,
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| | of your browser and the major search
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| your child can easily surf to sites which
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| | engines (most of them have a way to
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| espouse hatred, nazi values, and page
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| | filter out adult content).Does this sound
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| after page of extremely graphic, real
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| | extreme? Any psychiatrist will tell you
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| violence. I even know of some parents who
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| | it is. They will tell you should allow
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| were horrified to find that what they
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| | your children to explore at will, along
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| thought were harmless Anime (a style of
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| | with lots of other, similar garbage. But
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| Japanese cartons) sites that turned out
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| | would you trust your children to the
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| to be hard core, extremely graphic
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| | people who funded Adolf Hitler, who give
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| animated sex galleries.Of course, I'm
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| | drugs to your children in school and who
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| sure you've all heard of the dangers of
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| | claim that hardened criminals are really
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| unsupervised chat rooms. I have heard
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| | just misunderstood and unloved. (That's a
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| that older men hang out in them, waiting
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| | subject for a future article perhaps -
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| for trusting, innocent children. They
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| | how we can improve our civilization and
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| start up conversations, and before long
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| | bring peace to the world by lining all of
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| your child might attempt to travel to
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| | the psychiatrist's up on the nearest
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| meet a nice man - and never come
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| | wall).Anyway, digressions aside, the
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| back.You've got other, more subtle,
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| | responsible thing to do is to ensure that
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| dangers as well. Your child might surf
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| | your children are safe, just like you
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| the internet and find some cool site
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| | would if they were wandering around in
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| which asks for personal information. Not
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| | the mall or in the red light district of
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| knowing any better, he or she might enter
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| | a big city. If you don't, you may find
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| your social security number, address,
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| | yourself taking up a new hobby - looking
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| phone number or even your credit card
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| | at milk cartons.
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| numbers. This could actually put not just
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