Den - Preventing Abductions Initiated Through Internet Contact

Parents must teach their children about the predatormonitor their activity. This software secretly runs as
that are lurking in internet chat rooms. They must bepart of the Windows operating system when your
aware that the people they chat with in the internetcomputer in on. We can also install "Access Control
chat rooms may not be who they pretend they are.Software. It's not spying on your child.. they may not
They may sound nice, but remember that predatorsknow if they enter a dangerous chat room.
are lurking in children's chat rooms and waiting toTell your children, Do Not meet with anyone they chat
victimize another child.with in an internet chat room.
Many of our children are willing to input their personalWe must tell our children if anyone starts asking
information on the profile page where anyone canpersonal information don't give it out and immediately
access their information. This is what These predatorsinform your parents. If the person you are chatting with
are looking for. Many of our teenagers that regularlysays anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, let
use the internet have received unwanted solicitation onyour parents know right away.
the web. These predators are targeting children 12 orParents should write down the screen name of that
older. We need to protect against our childrenperson, the time they were on-line and notify the
becoming victims.proper authorities.
80% of homes have computers and internet accessWe as parents must have rules for internet use.
and the numbers are growing. We as parents have toRemember Predator will do anything they can to find
start monitoring our children more closely when theyout about your child.
are online. There is software that we can use to