| Most people would agree the internet is a
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| | predators often spend a great deal of
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| fun and convenient resource to make new
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| | time, energy, and even income getting to
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| friends and learn new things. As
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| | know their victim. Some predators try and
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| technology advances so does the
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| | earn the victims trust by sympathizing
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| accessibility of the internet. People
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| | with their problems and then gradually
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| can now surf the internet via cell
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| | introduce sexually explicit material to
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| phones, laptop computers, and palm
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| | their targets. This process if often
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| pilots. The internet is everywhere from
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| | referred to as "grooming".
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| Libraries, internet cafes, and school
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| | Now that we understand how the predator
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| campuses across America.
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| | works we need to understand which type of
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| While the internet has made it easier to
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| | young people are more susceptible to
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| shop, communicate, and research it has
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| | becoming victims. According to
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| also made the world much more complex
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| | bewebaware.com, "teenagers who are new to
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| from a technical viewpoint. Software
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| | online activity, actively seeking
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| companies spend millions of dollars
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| | affection or attention, curious about
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| trying to protect users against hackers,
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| | their sexuality or attracted by
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| predators, and scammers. Sadly, these
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| | sub-culture apart from their parents
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| companies seem to be one step behind the
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| | world are most likely to become victims
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| cyber criminals who are very intelligent
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| | ." This makes sense because this is the
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| and skilled at exploitation. These
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| | time where teenagers are figuring out who
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| criminals do not lurk in alleys or bars;
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| | they are and where they belong. This
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| instead they roam the information super
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| | makes them even more of an attractive
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| highway and prey upon the vulnerable.
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| | target to pedophiles, because teenagers
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| Internet predators come from various
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| | are opens to suggestion. Parents can
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| types of social, economic and ethnic
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| | counteract this by talking to their kids
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| backgrounds. Internet predators are very
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| | about online threats andkeeping
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| hard to detect because the majority of
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| | communication lines open. Education is
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| them look non-threatening and some even
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| | the most important tool because like the
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| hold very prestigious occupations. A
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| | internet it can be accessed anywhere.
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| great example of this is Senator Mark
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| | Most parents would never consider
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| Foley, who used the internet to prey upon
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| | allowing a stranger to come into their
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| teenage boys working in the White House.
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| | home and spend time with their kids
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| Many adults know very little about the
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| | unsupervised. The internet should not be
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| online world. Most kids end up teaching
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| | treated any different. Supervision in
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| their parents how to use the internet.
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| | this context includes monitoring the pc
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| The internet is being taught to kids in
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| | when kids are online and setting rules
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| middle school which is overall a good
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| | for computer usage. Parents should try
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| idea, but it can create some problems
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| | to accompany their kids online and
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| such as kids having moretechnical
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| | observe the websites they visit. This
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| expertise than their parents and
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| | is especially true for kids who are new
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| teachers. The average teenager knows
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| | to the internet. If a parent feels
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| more about configuring, downloading, and
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| | comfortable with their kid being online
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| installing programs than their guardians.
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| | they can make sure the computer is placed
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| Parents often feel they can not learn
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| | in a common area of the home. Computers
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| computer skills so their children are
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| | with internet access should never be
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| often left to manage thecomputer.
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| | placed in a child's bedroom. It is much
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| Parents and kids are both in a bad
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| | more difficult for a predator to form a
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| situation because parents do not know how
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| | relationship when the monitor is visible
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| to use the computer and kids lack the
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| | to the parent at all times. Parents also
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| experience and maturity to make sound
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| | need to set up some guidelines for their
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| decisions about online safety. Parents
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| | kid's internet usage. Most guidelines
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| often under estimate the dangers that
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| | are common sense such as telling kids not
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| lurk online and sadly our children are
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| | to open emails or instant messages from
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| paying the price for it. At any given
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| | people they do not know. Parents also
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| moment there are 50,000 child predators
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| | need to instruct their kids on what chat
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| online looking for their next victim.
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| | rooms are okay for them to visit and with
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| These criminals use websites such as
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| | whom they communicate with in these
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| Myspace, AOL and Yahoo to facilitate
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| | rooms. I advise parents to go into the
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| communications with unsuspecting kids
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| | chat room and monitor the traffic on
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| The best way to keep children safe is by
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| | several different occasions before
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| education, supervision, and installation
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| | letting a child chat unsupervised. Daniel
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| of software for protection against online
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| | Armagh suggests, is also a good idea for
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| predators.
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| | young kids to share an email account with
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| When most people think of the word
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| | their parents, because parents will know
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| "predator" they think of a lion or bear,
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| | exactly what is going on via email.
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| because these animals hunt prey weaker
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| | Parents may want to give older kids their
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| and smaller than them. According to the
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| | own email address which is okay only if
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| American Heritage Dictionary a predator
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| | the parent knows the password and monitor
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| is defined as: "One that victimizes,
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| | all incoming and outgoing communications
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| plunders, or destroys, especially for
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| | Parents should also have rules regarding
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| one's own gain." Internet predators
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| | meeting people from the internet. These
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| behave in this manner because they target
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| | rules should be strictly enforced. One
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| children who are weaker emotionally,
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| | such rule is if a meeting doestake place
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| intellectually and physically and then
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| | a parent needs to be in attendance.
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| exploit them for their own sexual
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| | According to Andi Atwater, "households
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| gratification. Pedophiles no longer have
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| | who have a rule about meeting online
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| to stalk playgrounds or toy stores;
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| | acquaintances (which 74 per cent of
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| instead they can access the internet and
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| | households have) reduces the likelihood
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| within seconds locate an unassuming
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| | of this happening by one-half. There
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| child. Parents have a difficult time
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| | are other things parents can do such as
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| protecting their kids from threats they
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| | choosing a gender-neutral screen name
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| themselves can not see. Internet
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| | that does not contain sexually
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| Predators pose a much bigger challenge to
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| | suggestive words or reveal personal
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| parents and children because the internet
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| | information. Good examples of gender
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| is everywhere.
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| | neutral screen names are Scorpio343,
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| It is a well known fact, many children
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| | Gametime747 or logic372. Avoid screen
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| know more about how to operate a computer
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| | names that have words like girl, boy,
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| than their parents. Kids typically start
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| | princess, prince, Barbie, flower, or
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| learning basic computer literacy starting
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| | numbers that may indicate age, zip code
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| in elementary school. The first step to
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| | or area code. Also avoid screen names
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| keeping children safe is for parents to
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| | that have school mascot or logos in it.
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| get educated themselves about the dangers
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| | Children should never have their photo on
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| online. Parents can do this by watching
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| | a chat room profile. Since the internet
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| television, reading newspapers, or
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| | can be accessed from virtually anywhere
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| talking to their local police department.
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| | it is unreasonable to expect parents to
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| Parents also need to have basic
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| | be able to monitor their kids surfing
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| computer skills such as learning how to
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| | while their kids are at school or at
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| operate the computer, use the internet,
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| | friends houses.. Parents can however
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| download and install programs. Many
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| | find out what type of safeguards these
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| colleges and vocational institutions
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| | places have to keep children safe. The
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| offer inexpensive computer classes.
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| | internet is a great place for kids to
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| Parents also can get help from neighbors
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| | explore and a great resource for children
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| or friends who are computer proficient.
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| | to learn new things, play games, and
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| Parents then need to educate their
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| | communicate with their friends and
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| children about the dangers online
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| | parents should journey the internet with
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| becauseaccording to the FBI, one out of
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| | their children.
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| five kids will be solicited by an online
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| | The third and final safety measure
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| pedophile When children understand the
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| | parents can take is to install software
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| dangers that exist online they are less
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| | such as parental control software..
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| likely to become victims. Most parents
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| | Parental control software is a type of
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| spend time telling their kids about the
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| | program that can be installed on a pc
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| dangers of talking to strangers and this
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| | that limits where a child can visit
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| same principal should also apply online.
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| | online. Some parental control software
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| Learning how to use the computer is an
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| | can even monitor all outgoing and
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| essential step in keeping children safe,
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| | incoming communications. This means that
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| but parents should equally understand who
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| | it keeps track of every email, instant
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| they are protecting their kids from and
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| | message, and website your child sends or
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| how they operate. Most online predators
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| | receives. This software is typically
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| establish contact with kids via internet
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| | easy to install and utilize. Taking
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| chat rooms, forums, and instant messages.
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| | these measures will ensure the safety of
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| Online predators typically visit local
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| | children on the internet.
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| chat rooms. These predators keep up with
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| | Pamela Arsena
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| local trends such as popular music,
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| | Do you really know how to protect your
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| television, and hobbies. Online
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| | kids online?
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