Keeping our children safe while online is becoming increasingly more difficult.  The predators continue to come up with new ways to con them.  Kids today are growing up online. Studies show that almost every school child has been online, and three-quarters of young people have Internet access from their home. 

Did you know that 1 in 5 children online is sexually solicited? The most serious problem imaginable is a child who turns up missing or is molested as a result of an online contact.  Tips for Parents helps to ensure your child's online safety and APRI provides an invaluable list of Child Abuse information.

As recently reported, a national sting caught more than one thousand people wanted for violent sex crimes. Visit the National Sex Offender Public Registry. 

Cyber Crime can be reported at Internet Crime Complaint Center, FBI, Cyber Tipline, The National Center for the Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse or ObscenityCrimes.org. 

Predators listen to and empathize with the problems of children who chat online. Consider installing monitoring software that tracks where kids have been, as well as filtering software that blocks kids from visiting sites that you feel are in appropriate.

Is Your Child at Risk for Cyber Stalking offer parents some pointers for knowing if your children may be in danger.  You can teach your children about being online at What To Teach Your Children About The Internet.  Children have their own lingo, especially in chat rooms.  Here are a few examples of Kids Secret Chat Codes.  Safeguard Your Computer provides technology links parents can use to protect children from danger online.  There are software programs that monitor your child's online conversations, filter inappropriate sites and content, as well prohibit them from giving out information, like last name, address and school.

A very interesting article online from the San Francisco Chronicle is 'Keeping younger kids safe on the Internet.'  Among the sites designed for tween safety are:

Valuable Resources

Enough is Enough is dedicated to continue raising public awareness about the dangers of Internet pornography and sexual predators.

GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by a wide range of Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations. The GetNetWise coalition wants Internet users to be only "one click away" from the resources they need to make informed decisions about their and their family's use of the Internet.  Their Online Safety Guide provides valuable information.

How to Protect Your Children from Online Predators

i-SAFE is the leader in Internet safety education. Available in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Department of Defense schools located across the world, i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to educate and empower youth to make their Internet experiences safe and responsible.

Keeping Kids Safe on the Internet: Profile of a Predator

The National Center for the Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse is a non-profit research and program development resource for prosecutors at all levels of government.

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Protect Kids offers a myriad of valuable information at their website.  Rules 'n Tools ™ explains how to implement both safety rules and software tools to protect your children online.  Internet Dangers highlights the primary dangers to kids online with specific focus on the sexual exploitation of children.  Youth Pledge is an example of one family Internet safety contract.  Here is another example.

STAND UP - learn more about today's education crisis in America.

Web Wise Kids is a nonprofit organization located in Southern California. Since 2002, Web Wise Kids has been committed to teaching children and their caregivers strategies for safe Internet use, including methods of detecting and deterring online predators. Our programs are currently in use in 49 states.
 

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