Between surfing the Internet, visiting chat rooms and sending text messages, children spend a great deal of time in cyberspace-and it’s up to parents to make sure their kids spend that time safely. Consider the following statistics:
• Approximately 90 percent of children ages 8 to 16 have viewed pornography on the Internet.
• Approximately 70 percent of sexual advances on the Internet happen while children use a home computer.
• Only 25 percent of children will tell a parent about an online encounter with a sexual predator.
• An alarming 75 percent of children willingly share personal information about themselves over the Internet in exchange for goods or services.
In addition, approximately 75 percent of online teenagers use instant messaging (IM). Why is this important for parents? Because 37 percent of online teens have used IM to write something they would not have said in person.
There are both personal and technological dangers associated with a child’s Internet use. Not only might a child access Web sites containing inappropriate material, but sometimes the simple act of visiting a...
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