Children who communicate online may come into contact with adults, some of whom may be sexual predators. Parents can help prepare their children for this possibility by taking some appropriate precautions.
Useful Parental Controls:
- Monitoring Software installed on computers or mobile phones can alert you to potentially inappropriate contact.
- Contact Management features on e-mail and IM can help your child block problematic contacts or limit to approved contacts.
- Content Filtering can block websites that might pose potential problems, such as social networks.
Tips:
- Discuss with your children the dangers of online predators.
- Instruct your children to never respond to instant messaging or e-mails from strangers.
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