Despite the greatest amount of efforts from parents, children are still open to sexual predators every time they log on. They are in the driver seat. Sure you as a parent can put firewalls and set parental controls, but there no way to stop exchanges when the child instigates the correspondence.
There are laws in effect, both at the local and federal level, that protect your child. That is not really the biggest issue. The more disconcerting fact is: how do you know when it is happening?
You will need to monitor your child’s behavior, both on the computer and in relation to real life. Are they blowing off friends and playing like normal to be on the computer? Are they reclusive? These type of behaviors are a few indicators. Most of the time they meet the predator off site somewhere like a chat room and then exchange emails later on. Check these email addresses. A reverse email address search will tell you who it is your child is speaking to. This squiddo page will prove to be helpful in the search: Looking Up Email.
Another search with that name through a sex offender database will let you know what you are up against. If you want to know everything about someone, Intelius.com may prove to be the way to go.
I address this in another one of my blogs: The American Thinker. Keep your family safe.
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