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Home and Family Parenting Safeguarding Your Kids against Predatory Email| Safeguarding Your Kids against Predatory Email |
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| Written by Brad Martinson |
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It's hard to remember how kids managed to learn anything in school in the days before the Internet. Today's students have access to information on every conceivable topic as close as their PCs, and are now capable of learning at an astonishing rate. But Internet-savvy kids not only have access to information which can help them with their studies; they have access to dozens of social sites where they can hook up with the friends with whom they would otherwise be spending hours on the phone. Thanks to sites like MySpace, Imbee, and Friendster, kids from all over the globe can interact, sharing their personal information and even photos of themselves. In fact, social networking sites like these are amazingly popular with kids. Email is another way your child can keep in touch with friends or with family that live far away. However, with all the benefits of the internet, there also comes a ton of risks. Children talk to strangers online all the time. Unfortunately, there are predators who will go online and look for children to converse with. So, while your child may think they are talking to a 13-year-old boy from another state, they could actually be talking to a 56-year-old man very close to your home. This is an extremely scary situation and idea to think about, but it happens all the time. The more you know, the easier it is to ensure the safety of your children. If your child is getting strange emails or is conversing with someone online that you don't know, it might be worth checking out. Begin by having a conversation with your kids about where and when they first encountered different people online. Be especially attentive if you know your child has self-esteem issues, because predators are highly skilled at finding kids with low self-confidence and taking as much time as they need to build a sense of trust in those kids. They then take advantage of that trust in the most unimaginable ways. But there are now, thanks to the Internet, ways in which you can fight back and protect your child before tragedy strikes. Thanks to several Internet websites, parents can now learn the identities of people who are emailing their kids, and the only think you need to use these sites is their email addresses. After logging in to one of these websites and typing the email address into the search box, you'll be given not only the identity, but also the address and phone number of the person who sent it. You will also be given access to other important background information on this person, including Federal or state arrest records and criminal convictions, and will be informed if the individual is a sex offender. Parenting is never easy, but it will be the most fulfilling thing you ever do. So become involved in your kids' online world, and do the same job of protecting them there as you do every day by working to give them a safe and happy home! About The Author: If you want your kids to be safe and make sure who these people are they are chatting with on the Internet, don't rely on words - make sure by using a service that can find and trace e-mail addresses such as this one here: http://www.lookup-online.com/reverse-email Kindly provided by 4Girls.dk You are welcome to use this article on your own website, if you include this link. |
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