'Officers say man met teen girls' and 'Facebook sex cruiser's 450 underage friends could land him in jail'
We've all seen headlines like these time and time again. They are alarming, especially to parents whose children have made the Internet part of their daily lives.
However, we need to keep things in perspective. Remember, the good clearly outweighs the bad on the Internet. Children and adults now have nearly unlimited access to information, resources and, in turn, to opportunity. It's brought people together regardless of physical proximity and enhanced their ability to communicate and share, and it's enhanced our ability to teach as well as learn. It's used in classrooms, for homework purposes and even to take classes.
Yes, there are challenges. The traditional ills of society do not simply vanish on the Internet. Sadly, the world has always known con artists, predators and other bad characters. Whether online or offline, we have to educate ourselves and our families to the good, to the bad, and how to protect ourselves as we live our daily lives.
Check out AOL Consumer Advisor, Regina Lewis's interview on ABC News about how to keep children safe from online predators:
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Archana Shekar 12-15-2008 @ 4:31AM
Nice interview. Thanks for a good information.
Archana Shekar
Online safety advisor- www.8falcons.com
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Victoria 2-25-2009 @ 7:51AM
Extremely interesting and valuable. Thank you! Certainly, I talk to my kids about sexual predators and potential online dangers, but they are just naive kids! I and my children came to an agreement that they can surf Internet only when I am at home. I use internet filtering software Ez Internet Timer http://www.internettimer.net to block Internet browsers, e-mails, messengers in cases when I out.
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