| An internet predators main tool is anonymity. With this | | | | likely disapprove of, while they know they are being |
| simple tool a stranger talking to a child can easily | | | | observed. Children know not to talk to strangers. They |
| define themselves as anything they want to the point | | | | know this because in the real world as parents we |
| of sending pictures that is not really them or even | | | | have scolded them and instructed them never to get |
| changing usernames and manipulating the thoughts and | | | | into a car with a stranger or speak to strangers. In a |
| feelings of children. If your child is online, currently there | | | | child's mind, an online stranger is no different but the |
| is little to protect them and the child itself may be not | | | | "fear factor" is absent because the child is safely in |
| forthcoming in telling you about their "new friend" for | | | | their home with the parents in the next room. So this |
| many reasons. | | | | subtle difference makes them even confident to |
| Whether we like it or not, the internet is not only here | | | | speak with strangers, but they know not to or at least |
| to stay, but in actual fact, the internet has become an | | | | they know they should not tell you at the very least as |
| essential learning and growth tool for children especially | | | | you will disapprove. This makes it difficult to correct |
| on several fronts. It is almost impossible to simply | | | | the behavior |
| remove your child's participation from the internet | | | | The answer is and has always been, for parents to |
| without some form of educational disadvantage to the | | | | monitor their childrens behavior online and that is the |
| child. | | | | ultimate solution. Using a keylogger style software can |
| One of the biggest problems is routinely, children will | | | | easily manage your kids safety without their ever |
| not misbehave or do things they know you will most | | | | knowing. |