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My sister met a guy online we live in TX and he lives in CA. My sister is 22 goes to college and lives at home. She does not pay for rent, or car insurance, she claims she doesn’t have enough money. Yet she buys a plane ticket, car rental and hotel to go to CA to meet her online boyfriend for a WEEK.

Right now my parents are pissed they feel they are being taken advantage of and think about my sisters safety in CA alone with someone online

How would you react?
She has a job but pays for college through, student loans that dont have to be paid back if she graduates with a 3.0 GPA
As a PARENT how would you feel

I know this is the job for the police but we know they can’t do it all and there’s too many child predators or pedophiles on the Internet and too many children being abducted. We also know there are some parents who fail to talk to their children about Internet safety and fail to put in softwares that help record Internet activities and so forth…. we also know that children will lie to their parents about what they’re doing online.

Child predators really need to be dealt with because of those reasons. I’ve read that one can get into trouble if you go in a chat room and pretend to be a young child when you’re not. I don’t see why. There must be something else that can be done.

If I do enter a chat room and pretend to be a young child and I want to be anonymous when reporting this pedophile, is that possible? Is it possible to be anonymous and not involved at all once the report is in?

What does a child have to do online under age 10, 3rd grade or under, that they need to do?
Are they on message boards?
Are they in chat rooms?
Are they getting into things they shouldn’t?

Do you allow your child to succomb to “Satan” by entering the Internet?

Apparently some people think it’s okay for kids to be on the Internet, but do you honestly think the Parent Safety features are blocking unwanted content? I have kids in high school who get around blocked sites by going to an alternate site and re-typing in the address to the blocked sites to get around it. Do you think your own child is not doing that as well? Are you able to keep up with them?

Or will Jesus save them?

Protecting your children online whether they are home or at school is one of the most important daily responsibilities you have as a parent. This article will provide with a detailed “5-Step” plan that you can follow to improve your child’s safety online including the best service for helping parents with their children online, WiHood.

When we were children, we were not all connected to each other all the time, everywhere we went. Today’s children are! Children take for granted that the internet is always on and with it or a mobile phone, anyone can be reached in a few seconds. As a parent, the first thing you must do is to not be intimidated by the internet but enjoy it as much as they do but from your own perspective.

Step 1: How not to be intimidated by the internet, so you can be the new internet Guru in your home

If you’re a parent who does not even have an email address, you can get a free email address at www.Gmail.com or www.Hotmail.com . Once you have an email address, you will be able to join, subscribe and become part of the online community actively. That is really the secret that your kids have already figured out. By actively being a part of the internet communities, it doesn’t matter which site or service, your role or their role in society changes because you are amongst many while still sitting in your favorite chair or if your surfing using your cell phone, riding on your local bus.

The internet is a constant communication between everyone and no one, between you and a lost friend from high school, and you and your child’s teacher. You get the idea.

Step 2: Be a part of the internet community…Walk the Talk!

Children today have learned about MSN Messenger (an IM program that allows for real-time text chat), MySpace and Facebook (both are online communities where millions of people are online all day communicating with friends). In my experience, Facebook is a wonderful place for parents because within minutes you will find old classmates, friends, and lost loves. Not only will you find them, you will be communicating with them in seconds. Proof of how powerful the internet is, while writing this article an old high school friend that I have not spoken to in 20 years found me on Facebook… Yes, Facebook and MySpace are as much fun for adults as they are for kids!

Step 3: Communication

Now that you are online and really enjoying yourself by finding old and new friends, it is time to unplug from the internet and communicate with your child. This is paramount! Once you understand and feel the bug of the internet, you must talk to your kids about it -everyday. Make light conversation of it, let them discuss cool things and show you web pages that they find amazing. This is your child’s generation version of online quality time. It does not replace offline quality time but is as important to your child and you.

Step 4: Online child filtering services

Online filtering services are a must for children when they surf the internet. Don’t believe you will be around all the time to protect them, no parent can be. Many children use the internet while visiting a friend and also at the school’s library. It’s difficult for a parent to be all these places and still take care of their own responsibilities. Normal online filtering programs are not portable except for one, WiHood.

WiHood protects your child while using the internet and also provides your child with their own virtual desktop PC service online. Your child receives their very own new state-of-the-art virtual PC on the internet is how you should understand it. That virtual PC is stored on a WiHood USB bracelet that your child can carry with them everywhere they go. If your not home or they are at a friends, WiHood is protecting your child while on the internet while also helping them to do their homework.

Step 5: Do more then protect your child, educate them with the internet

There are many great internet web sites and kids will find them, I promise, but the internet is also the most powerful learning tool of our time. Make sure your kids are surfing. If you can not afford to purchase a new PC for your child, there is an online solution. Online virtual desktop companies like WiHood focus exclusively on children and parents. Contact your local school and inquire about what are their internet hours so you can reserve time for your child. Also contact the local library and find out what are their computer hours for your child.

These 5-steps are the foundation for you to protect your child on the internet and also offer to them the wonderful opportunities that the internet has to offer. I recommend you to subscribe to WiHood’s child protection and virtual desktop services. Your child deserves the best protection and tools for a wonderful internet experience.

Is Your Child At Risk Of Being Lured By A Stranger Online?Discover How You Can Prevent Your Child From Becoming A Predator’s Target And Your Worst Nightmare!Dear Parent,Children being are approached online by people they don’t know at an alarming rate. The majority of them are under the age of 15. Every year the percentage of child victims from this epidemic continues to grow. Is your child in danger of becoming a statistic?Do you know what they’re doing when they’re online?Any parent with a child knows that the thought of their child getting mixed up with an online predator is nothing but trouble. Millions of children log on the internet each and every day. It used to be that the television dominated most of their time. Now with the internet, television is just a passing memory.Just like adults, children use the internet to surf and communicate with their friends. However, every day they access online is another day where they can get into something the (more…)

Ive been looking online and cant seem to find a safety lock for the glass door part of my tv cabinet. Its the type that you push in the corner of the door once to lock and once again to unlock. Has anyone seen a lock for this anywhere?
Thanks so much to both of you!!!!!!!!!!!

I’ll be visiting my in-laws in Texas & I don’t want to have to bring all 4 car seats with me on a plane. That’s a lot of stuff to be carrying along with keeping the kids in line. Not what I would call a good time!
Thank you.

Teaching children to stay away from strangers, and what a good touch vs bad touch is? I am looking for a video similar to
“the safe side” with John Walsh. I want to be able to download it and watch it now.

Thanks!

that will block out chat sites and other sites where kids don’t belong but will let you still use the internet (safely) without typing in passwords
got any links?

I need to keep my comp sharer out of chat rooms!