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7 warning signs that could indicate a problem with on-line activity
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- Stop virtually all inappropriate text and images from getting into your home.
- Block adult related web sites (porn,gambling,gaming,hacking etc.)
- Block web sites that you deem inappropriate.
- Monitor where your computer goes online.
- Log chat sessions and sites like Myspace.
- Know if your kids are being bullied.
- Know what your kids are saying to others, word for word.
- Maintain a history log of all discussions online.
- Protect your kids from adults who want to take advantage of them.
- So you are in control, not your kids.
Google safe search filtering, The safe way to search the Internet
Is your child screen switching?
If your child quickly changes screens or turns off the monitor when you come into the room, it is likely the are viewing something they don't want you to see. Be calm and ask them to move so that you can view the screen.
10 reasons why you should have Internet safety software installed.
• Seventy-one percent of teens have established an online profile on Myspace.com or other social networking sites. That's up 10 percent from 2006.
• Sixty-four percent of teens are posting photos and videos of themselves and they don't think it's unsafe.
• Females are far more likely than male teens to post personal photos or videos of themselves (70 percent vs. 58 percent).
source: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Other research indicates 71 percent of teenagers have established online profiles; 69 percent of teens regularly receive personal messages online from people they don't know and they don't tell an adult about it; and nearly one in 10 has posted his or her cell phone number on line.
Some Sexual Predators Troll Internet Dating Sites for Single Parents. "These e-mails indicated that he actually married the mother to have access to the child,"
- Your Child is on-line a lot, especially at night.
- You find pornography on the computer or in email.
- You get telephone calls from people you do not know, or get hung up on a lot.
- Your child receives mail or gifts from people you do not know.
- You find that your child uses a different on-line user name and\or account.
- Your child becomes withdrawn from the family.
- Your child quickly turns off the monitor or minimizes the screen when you come into the room.
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