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We are the only ones that can protect our
children from the dangers that lurk online. If
you keep an open line of communication with
your children, then half the battle is won.
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7. Report any sexual images and
inappropriate contact - If your child has
received sexual images, links to sexual
web sites, disturbing emails, or any
unwanted and dangerous contact, report
them immediately to your local law
enforcement, additionally, to the Cyber
Tipline. Do not try to download or save
the images, delete them, or move them,
as it may destroy the evidence.
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What Your Teen Doesn’t
Want You to Know
Secrets Revealed
How many of you watch Dateline’s To Catch
a Predator series? If you haven’t seen it and
you have children, then catch the video entitled, “A Reality Check for Parents,” located
here.
In an anonymous survey, Dateline asked
teens between the ages of 14 and 18, questions about their online activity, and the
results may terrify you. When asked about
whether or not they have talked to a stranger
online, only four percent of teens said that
they did not chat with someone they did not
know. That means that the majority of teens
are putting themselves in extreme danger,
regardless of the endless hours of lecturing
that they are getting from us parents.
Fifty eight percent of teens said a stranger
had asked to meet with them. At every minute
of every day, predators are searching for a
way into our children’s lives, and chances are,
our children ha