Saftey Tips for your Kids
Saftey
The Internet has drastically changed the way that children interact with the world. They have access to in-depth knowledge, tools to express their creativity, and people from all over the world. Yet along with offering a fascinating, new way to connect with the world, the Internet also offers new risks
- Cyber bullying
- Exposure to inappropriate material
- Online predators
- Revealing too much personal information
Signs that your child is being targeted
- Your child is becoming withdrawn and isolated from family and friends
- You find inappropriate material on your computer
- Your child receives gifts from an unknown person
- See unknown phone numbers in phone bill
Websites that predators use:
Statistics
- Only 1 in 3 people will report secual crimes to a trusted adult
- Dr. Michael Seto estimated that 3% of the male population is aroused by pedophilic stimuli
- At least 200 million girls and 100 million boys will be sexually victimized before they reach adulthood
- As of December 2012, NCMEC's child victim identification program has reviewed and analyzed more than 80 million child pornography images since 2002.