Studies have shown that:
1 out of 4 children were sent pictures of people who were
naked or having sex?
1 out of 5 children were solicited for sex on the Internet
50% of people have made phone calls with someone the
chatted with online.
Do you know what strangers are saying to your kids?
What can you do to protect your children from unscrupulous
people in the Internet?
Today's children, and specially teens, spend more time on
the computer. Even though the Internet is nowadays the
primary source of communication for them, it is also a
dangerous place.
There are some unscrupulous people out there that would go
to any extent to engage in indecent conversations and
relationships with your children.
A study done with 1,200 teenagers revealed that 30% had
been sexually harassed online and about 50% had conducted
cyber love affairs, visited porn sites and read their
parents' e-mails.
Curiosity can be very dangerous. Even though this is normal
at their age, curiosity can lead to giving out personal
information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, school
names and more.
Since the other person talking to your kids cannot be seen,
a 55-year old can pose as a 16-year old and win your kid's
trust very easily.
I know that we, as parents, are not always watching what
our kids are doing online but it's important to know the
options we have to protect our children and avoid major
problems.
There are blocking softwares that you can purchase to
filter web sites containing sex, sexuality and other adult
sites. You can also get a spy software that will let you
know everything your kids are doing online.
These softwares will monitor instant messages, chats,
emails, web site URLs and much more. Not only do you see
what your child types online but what is said back as well.
They monitor both incoming and outgoing activity.
Additionally, your kids will not be able to get around the
software programs by clearing cache or history because they
get everything as it happens, including passwords.
These software programs run in total secrecy, and are very
hard to find in the computer. They will not slow down your
computer, or do anything noticeable to the user. In order
to see the recorded information, all you do is enter your
secret password and they will activatebut only for you.
These programs do not appear in the START menu, nor will
they appear in the CTR-ALT-DEL Task Manager.
Protect Your Children Now.
Maria Estarellas is the webmaster for http://www.1mykids.com
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