There are lots of people who find that their children are safe once

they are home, however, you will find that they aren't. Today, there

are new ways for the harm to get into your home and the personal

computer is just one of the ways. You will find that there are people

who will try to get young teens away from home so that they can meet

and take them away from their family forever.

Many of these online predators are people who have had previous sexual

criminal behavior. You will want to keep in mind that there are local

sex offenders in your area, and you can find them when you go online.

They are required to sign on with the local police under Meagan's law.

The police will counsel them, but you will want to think about all of

those who live in the area that have not been convicted, but still pry

on the young. Before you even begin to show the family the benefits of

the net, you need to educate them on the harm of the net.

You can't protect your children from all of the dangers of the world,

but you will find that if you just take the time to set down with them

and talk to them about all the dangers of the net, then you will be

able to feel unassailable when they are online.

You will not only want to talk to your children about the predators

that are online, but you will also want to talk to your children about

some of the things that they are known to do. Tell them about how

harmful the predators can be and how they can affect you. Make sure

that you take in consideration how they work too.

These people will try to make and so on trust them very quickly and

that is why you will not want to have your guard down. You have to also

tell them that they should not talk to strangers because you never know

what will come from being that open. You will want to protect your

family before there is any harm. You will want to make sure that you

take in consideration of where the computer is too.

You will want to have the computer in a room that everyone can go into.

This is because it will not give your teens or young children privacy.

They will not be able to talk to and on and on without your knowing.

Also, when it comes to instant messages, you will want to make sure

that there is a sound alert when someone sends one and that your

speaker is turned up so that when you aren't in the room, that you are

able to hear what they are doing. Then you will want to poke your head

in every now and then to see the topic of discussion.

You will find that there are many dangers in the world, but you will

also want to think about all the dangers of your home. It is not just

the cleaning products could be harmful to your family, but your

children could be at risk when it comes to the use of the Internet. You

do not want to have a predator come in your home and you need to take

some steps on how you can keep them away from your child.

The first step is that you need to talk to your child. Tell them about

the dangers of outsiders online and offline. You do not want to have

your child to trust someone so much that they give out the personal

information. Tell them that you will monitor the emails and txt

messages that are received for their own good and not because you don't

trust your child. You will want to tell your child that it is your job

to keep them safe from strangers and the dangers that the internet

brings into your home.

Secondly, you will want to keep your word. You will want to block all

sites that your child may run into that you would not want them to see.

You can do this by getting parental software or through the tools of

your National information infrastructure services. You will also want

to get monitoring software so that you know exactly what your child is

doing and when.

Then you will want to be active in their life. You will notice that

most teens that go missing or put themselves at risk is considering

they are looking for attention and affection. If you simply take the

time to make your child feel important and wanted, then you will be

able to make a difference in the way that your child feels and they

will not dare try to connect with someone offline.

In addition, as a parent, you have a right to know what they are doing.

You will want to place the PC in a room that you can come in and out

of. Also, when you pass the pc, try to scan the words on the screen so

that you know exactly what they are looking up and then look at the

status bar and see what applications are open and the titles of such

applications, so that you can see what they are legitimately doing.

These are just a few suggestions. You may want to take things a step

further and make the net something that is restricted seriously. You

will want to make sure that you take the time to keep the predators out

of your home. You may find that all you have to do is show some

interest in your child and they will never have a reason to turn to

these online predators for attention and affection.