Keep Your Children Safe on the Internet - Part 7 - Final Part

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Warnings For Children Online

Here are some guidelines a child should adhere to when they’re online. This is especially important if they’re older and a parent can’t be around all the time to monitor them.

• The child should get a release from their parents prior to submitting any personal information. That would include your name, address, phone number or other personal information.

• The child should advise their parents if they notice something abnormal on the website they’re visiting. The parents can do a follow up and alert local law enforcement if necessary.

• The child should never distribute information regarding a credit card, bank statement or pertinent information.

• The child should never give out their username or passwords to strangers or others. This is a sure way of getting invaded.

• If a child receives a gift from someone online, they should send it back. That could start an unwanted scenario.

• If a child receives an offer for a visit, they should decline it and let the parent know about it.

• The child and the parents should discuss rules for online safety. The parents should set guidelines as to how long they can be on the internet and how many days a week they should get access.

• The child should take their time to get to know others they’ve met on the internet. They could be one way online, and another way in person. Besides, they don’t know what to expect.

• The child should not download any photos from people they don’t know or places they’re not familiar with.

Conclusion

You can help to make the internet a safe place for your child. Taking action today is better than waiting until tomorrow. The longer you wait, the better chance your child has of connecting with those online predators. That’s not something any parent would want to endure.

With the number of children setting themselves up with these strangers on the rise, there’s no doubt that the need for parental intervention is greater than ever.

Cyber stalking and cyber abuse by online strangers is no joke. It’s no longer surprising to find out that many young children are succumbing to what is turning into a national epidemic. More children, especially girls, are now more than every getting bolder and taking a chance because they are curious and don’t want to wait to grow up.

Of course, some of them don’t inform their parents because they know the threat of being grounded is real. So is the threat of being snatched away by someone they don’t know. That fact is also very scary for a lot of parents. It’s not something they’d want to think about happening to their child.

The reason most predators choose the online route because it’s easy and no one will see them in person unless it’s the child their trying to get into their good graces. It’s a rarity that they would even think about coming on to a child in person, even though it has happened.

Also, the internet is just an easy medium for people to correspond, even if they’ve never met before. Once the perpetrator has built up enough trust in the child, then they decide to take action.

If you don’t pay attention to this, your child could be in a whirlwind of unknown and dangerous territory before you can blink your eyes. These online strangers are smarter than you think and they always try to stay one step ahead of everyone else.

With parents having all the knowledge and resources about prevention, it’s never too late to intervene in their child’s online life. In fact, the sooner they start the better chance they have of saving their child from destruction and a downhill spiral.

Consistent intervention from you is the key to keep your child and your family out of harm’s way.

Steve Cownley
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