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| | part of their peer group. Children are
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| 1 in 5 children who use computer
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| | curious and trusting. Unless they are
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| chatrooms has been approached over the
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| | well prepared for what can happen in live
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| Internet by pedophiles.89% of sexual
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| | chat, they may innocently believe what
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| solicitations were made in either chat
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| | they are told online by
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| rooms or Instant Messages.13 million
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| | strangers.Predators target children
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| youth use Instant Messaging.1 in 4 kids
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| | online who appear lonely, have low
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| has been sent a picture of naked people
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| | self-esteem, and lack parental
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| or people having sex online.1 in 33 kids
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| | supervision. It is not uncommon for a
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| received AGGRESSIVE sexual solicitation
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| | pedophile to become the online
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| (asked to meet, called them via phone,
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| | "confidant" of a lonely child, and they
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| sent mail, money or gifts).25% of youth
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| | will often teach the child how to keep
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| who received sexual solicitation told a
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| | the online friendship a secret from their
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| parent.Nine out of 10 children aged
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| | parents. Online, just as offline, it is
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| between eight and 16 have viewed
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| | the child who is left alone who is most
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| pornography on the Internet. In most
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| | at risk.Children who have been seduced,
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| cases, the sex sites were accessed
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| | lured or abused online in real-time chat
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| unintentionally when a child, often in
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| | generally have parents who are not
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| the process of doing homework, used a
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| | Internet experienced.So whats the
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| seemingly innocent sounding word to
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| | solution for todays parents?Top 10
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| search for information or
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| | Internet Safety Tips:
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| pictures.Children are reported missing at
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| | 1. You need to educate yourself in the
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| the rate of 750,000 per year, 62,500 per
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| | use of the computer and the Internet.
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| month, 14,423, per week, 2,054 per day,
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| | Both pre-school and school children
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| and 85 per hour or 3 children every 2
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| | generally have more of a working
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| minutes.44 percent of children polled
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| | knowledge about computers and the
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| have visited x-rated sites or sites with
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| | Internet than their Parents.2. As with
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| sexual content. Moreover, 43 percent of
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| | any other topic, you should openly and
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| children said they do not have rules
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| | frequently talk with your children about
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| about Internet use in their homes.11/98 -
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| | the usage and expectations of the
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| 11-year-old Josh had been looking at
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| | computer and the Internet usages.3. Put
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| graphic violent porn on the Internet for
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| | the computer in a common room so it and
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| 20 minutes immediately before stabbing
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| | the child activities can be easily
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| 8-year-old Maddie Clifton to death.6/29
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| | observed.4. Get to know the Internet and
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| 98 - 13-year-old (boy) was in the Phoenix
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| | any services your child uses. Are the
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| Burton Barr Library viewing porn on the
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| | services appropriate for your rules and
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| Internet. He followed a 4-year-old into
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| | your child's age?5. Tell your child to
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| the bathroom and asked the younger boy to
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| | NEVER EVER give out identifying
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| give him oral sex.While 75% of parents
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| | information such as: home address, school
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| say they know where children spend time
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| | names, grade, age, telephone number, etc.
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| online, the truth about kids' Internet
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| | With the information available on the
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| habits show 58% of teens say they have
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| | Internet and a little time and effort, it
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| accessed an objectionable Web site: 39 %
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| | is easy to locate information about a
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| offensive music, 25% sexual content and
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| | person.6. Keep track of the amount of
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| 20% violence.62% of parents of teenagers
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| | on-line time your child spends on-line,
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| are unaware that their children have
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| | and what your child is doing while on the
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| accessed objectionable Websites.21/5/02 -
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| | Internet.7. Never allow your child to
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| was the first death of a child linked
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| | arrange a face-to-face meeting with
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| directly to an Internet Predator?
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| | another computer user without your
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| The Internet is a wonderful tool for
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| | permission and supervision. If your child
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| communications, education or leisure. It
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| | has a special friend, have they received
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| is a library with an incredible 100
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| | gifts, computer programs, phone calls or
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| million books on every topic known,
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| | any other favours?8. Never respond to
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| easily accessible for research and study
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| | messages or bulletins if they are from an
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| . It gives you the ability to chat in
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| | unknown source. Do not reply to the
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| real time to anyone, anywhere across the
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| | remove me from list or similar message.
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| world. Its high speed electronic mail
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| | This will confirm your email is a valid
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| routes link up the entire world into a
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| | one.9. If there is a problem or suspected
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| true global village. Its an exciting and
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| | problem with a Chat Room report it
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| essential resource for all our children -
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| | immediately. Try to obtain:a) What is the
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| as essential as learning to read, write
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| | name of the chat channel or chat room?b)
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| and do Math.But there are some risks to
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| | What is the nickname or screen name or
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| our children when they are using the
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| | the suspect?c) Time and dates are very
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| Internet, risks which parents need to be
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| | important.d) If possible, save the chat
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| aware of. Internet technology is a tool.
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| | or at least print a copy of the chat log
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| A tool can be used or abused.For a long
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| | or user list.10. Use technology to help
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| time now the biggest concern for parents
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| | you protect your child. Internet
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| about the Internet used to be
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| | Monitoring Software gives you the ability
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| pornography. Today there is an even
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| | to review your child's Internet usage.
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| greater fear, live chat rooms.The live
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| | Even if you don't look at each and every
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| chat rooms are the main areas of the
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| | email or instant message they send,
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| Internet where sexual predators cruise
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| | you'll have a good idea if they are
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| searching for vulnerable children.Due to
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| | making smart choices online.
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| the relative degree of anonymity online
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| | By following these steps and becoming an
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| predators are able to deceive children.
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| | aware and informed parent you can help
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| They may lie about their age or gender.
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| | keep your child safe.Profile: SavvyApps
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| Online predators often establish intimate
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| | is a privately owned software company
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| relationships with children under the
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| | which specialises in leading Internet
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| pretense of being part of the child's
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| | Monitoring & Surveillance Software
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| peer group. Since age identification is
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| | Solutions for parents who want to monitor
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| impossible, kids need to be careful when
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| | their child's Internet usage.
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| chatting online with who they think is
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