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		<script type="text/javascript"src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script></div><p>Halloween is the time for fun and enjoyment. People of all ages gather together and engage in this fun party. Costume or <a href="http://www.toys4usa.com/Costumes-s/38.htm">Baby Halloween costumes</a>,is one of the most important things for Halloween parties. Selecting the right dress for the party is essential. Accessories give a more impressive touch to your look. If you want to look really attractive in Halloween party you need to choose the right accessories and costumes. Selecting the right wig matched with the costume is also essential.</p>
<p>In this article, we hope to share with you the many aspects that this important subject has to offer you.</p>
<p>There are some Halloween costume themes to choose from. Children like to sport the dresses that highlight fantasy and interpret world characters. One of the most attractive characters is Cinderella. Most of the juvenile girls like to outfit like Cinderella. It is a great costume idea for Halloween parties. Boys like to outfit like superheroes (plus bat man, super-man, and spider man). Most of the juvenile boys like &#8216;pester Potter&#8217;. They have a unusual fascination for pester Potter costumes.</p>
<p>wearisome menacing Adult costume in Halloween party is a great idea. You can choose this <a href="http://www.toys4usa.com/Costumes-s/38.htm">Boys costumes</a>,costume theme to look really different. Attiring like a ghost or Dracula can really assist the reason. It will make your Halloween night really memorable. To make the look more sharpen you need to choose the right accessories.</p>
<p>Before chooseing the things for the Halloween party you need to keep in object some important things. funds is an important reason. First, proposal your account. Then you need to do some seek from the internet on this make. Browse through different online supplies that agreement Halloween costumes and accessories. You need to safeguard the designs and ensign. Also make it surefire that you can present the costumes and accessories. You can get both exclusive and fewer-exclusive things.</p>
<p>No matter what you though about the first part of this article, the second part is bound to blow you away.</p>
<p>From beginning to end, this article has helped you to learn more about this topic than you probably thought you would ever know.</p>
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		<title>The Importance of Discussing Internet Safety with Your Teen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 19:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a parent?  If you are, have you already had the internet safety talk with your child?  If you have yet to do so, this is a discussion that you will want to have.  Since many teenagers like using social networking websites, online message boards, internet chat rooms, and instant messaging programs, internet safety [...]]]></description>
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<p>Are you a parent?  If you are, have you already had the internet safety talk with your child?  If you have yet to do so, this is a discussion that you will want to have.  Since many teenagers like using social networking websites, online message boards, internet chat rooms, and instant messaging programs, internet safety is a subject that must be discussed.</p>
<p>As nice as it is to hear that you should talk about internet safety and internet use in general with your child, you may be curious as to why it is important that you do so.  For your convenience, just a few of the many reasons why you should have the internet safety talk with your child are outlined below.</p>
<p>1 – They May Not Know</p>
<p>How old is your child?  If they are just starting to use the internet, they may be unaware of the dangers that lurk on many popular websites, including online chat rooms and social networking websites.  If your child has just started using the internet to research school projects, be sure you discuss internet safety with them, as it won’t be long before they realize that they can communicate with and make new friends online.</p>
<p>2 – It Is Your Job, As the Parent</p>
<p>Perhaps, the greatest reason why you should talk to your child about internet use and internet safety is because it is your job to do so.  As a parent, it is your reasonability to guide and protect your child.  Parents need to set some rules and guidelines with their children and the internet shouldn’t be any different.  You don’t have to completely outlaw chat rooms, online message boards, or social networking websites, but be sure that you set clear cut rules that your child will understand concerning their use.</p>
<p>3 – It Will Help to Keep Them Safe</p>
<p>As much as we would all like to believe that the world is filled with nice, happy people, it isn’t.  Unfortunately, many of those people, who may be child predators, are finding it easy to target children online.  Why?  Because the internet enables anyone to create their own identity.  While most internet users that you meet online are truthful, all it takes is one online predator to cause serious harm or damage to a family.  When you talk to your child about the dangers of the internet, you are keeping them well aware, which can help to keep them safe.</p>
<p>4 – You Can Teach Them What to Do</p>
<p>As for teaching your child what to do online, there are a number of different aspects that should be examined.  For starters, teach your child how to properly use the internet, especially chat rooms and social networking websites.  Let them know that they cannot discuss personal information or share pictures or videos with strangers.  You should also let your child know what to do if they are targeted or harassed by someone online.  This should involve coming to you immediately or saving all information, as opposed to erasing it from the computer, until you or the police can examine it.</p>
<p>5 – They Can Feel More Comfortable Talking to You</p>
<p>If your child is in high school or junior high school, they may automatically get defensive when you try to talk to them about internet safety.  This is because most kids believe that they already know all that is needed to know and others just assume that you are being an overbearing parent.  Despite this, discussing internet safety with your child in a calm and cool manner is likely to make your teenager feel comfortable about the issue.  This increases the chances of them approaching you when they run into trouble online.</p>
<p>As you can see, there are a number of reasons why you should talk to your child about internet safety.  Although this piece focused on discussing internet safety with teenagers, remember that internet safety is a lesson that can and should be started as soon as your child turns a computer on.</p>
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		<title>Rules to Set for Online Message Boards and Chat Rooms</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Internet Safety for Kids: Rules to Set for Online Message Boards and Chat Rooms Is your child or teenager interested in meeting new people online? At this age, they aren’t very likely to meet the person in real life, but communicate through way of the internet instead. As nice as this sounds, it is important [...]]]></description>
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Internet Safety for Kids:  Rules to Set for Online Message Boards and Chat Rooms</p>
<p>Is your child or teenager interested in meeting new people online?  At this age, they aren’t very likely to meet the person in real life, but communicate through way of the internet instead.  As nice as this sounds, it is important to remember that it can still be dangerous.  Just because your child is talking to someone who claims to be another teenager, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are.</p>
<p>Since it is relatively easy for false identities to be created online, especially for internet and child predators, you will want to set strict rules if you intend to let your child use online message boards and internet chat rooms to do this communicating.  As for what you rules you should set, it will honestly depend on your child’s age.  Teenagers may have a little bit more freedom, but still don’t let them use online chat rooms, online message boards, or the internet in general without at least a few rules.</p>
<p>One of the many rules that you may want to impose, concerning internet chat rooms and online message boards is approval.  Instead of letting your child pick which websites they want to visit, you can do so for them.  Favorite place the approved message boards and online chat rooms so that your child can easily find them.</p>
<p>As for how you can find safe chat rooms and message boards for your child to use, you will want to get started with a standard internet search.  Closely examine all of the websites that appear on your screen.  Are private messages allowed?  Most chat rooms and message boards for kids have them disabled, as this is how many internet predators target children.  Also, look for moderated forums and chat rooms, as this means that all content is reviewed by an adult.</p>
<p>You may also want to set rules as to when your child can use an online message board or an internet chat room.  For example, only allow your child to communicate and socialize online when you are at home or even in the same room.  This internet safety for kids step works pretty well, especially for teenagers.  They are less likely to have adult conversations, share personal information, or exchange pictures or videos when you are in the same room or when they know that they are being watched.</p>
<p>It is also a good idea to limit the amount of time that your child can use online message boards or internet chat rooms.  It often takes internet predators more than one discussion to gain the trust of a child target.  For that reason, you will want to be cautious if your child signs onto the internet at the same time everyday.  Ask your child if they can wait until later or start using the internet earlier.  If they can’t or don’t want to, they may be meeting someone online to talk directly to.  That is why it is always a good idea to limit when your child can use online message boards and chat rooms and for how long.</p>
<p>You should prohibit your child from posting pictures or videos of themselves online, as this makes them an easy target.  If your child wants to post a picture, have them pick out a generic picture online, of like a football or a flower.  Also, do not let your child exchange personal information online.  Remember that they are not the only ones in danger if your child gives away your address or phone number, as the rest of your family may end up in danger as well.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted: April 1, 2009 04:03 PM Updated: April 1, 2009 04:03 PM &#38;lt;SCRIPT LANGUAGE=&#8217;JavaScript1.1&#8242;&#38;gt;if (document.layers) {document.write(&#8216;&#38;lt;SCR&#8217; + &#8216;IPT language=JavaScript1.1 SRC=/Global/ad.asp?type=single&#38;amp;cls1=News&#38;amp;src1=loc&#38;amp;spct1=100&#38;amp;sz1=wnsz_20&#38;amp;callType=script /&#38;gt;&#8217;); document.close();}&#38;lt;/SCRIPT&#38;gt; (Lincoln, Neb.) Attorney General Jon Bruning today announced that April is Internet Safety Month.  Bruning is kicking off the month with Internet safety presentations to students in Sidney and Arcadia. According to the [...]]]></description>
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<p>(Lincoln, Neb.) Attorney General Jon Bruning today announced that April is Internet Safety Month.  Bruning is kicking off the month with Internet safety presentations to students in Sidney and Arcadia.</p>
<p>According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, one in seven children who regularly use the Internet is sexually solicited.  One in 11 is harassed or threatened and almost 80 percent of solicitations happen at a home computer.  Social-networking sites are one tool that predators continue to use to contact children.</p>
<p>&#8220;Kids in Nebraska use these sites as a way to connect with friends,&#8221; Attorney General Jon Bruning said, &#8220;They post photos and personal information without understanding the implications. For an online sex predator, that&#8217;s like hitting the jackpot. They&#8217;ll use that information to strike up a conversation, become a child&#8217;s friend and then ask to meet in person.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Attorney General&#8217;s Office also warns that more sex predators are using cell phones to communicate with potential victims through texting, instant messaging and picture sharing. Remember many cell phones are basically pocket-sized computers.</p>
<p>Here are some things parents can do to help protect their children:</p>
<p>* Use parental controls and filtering tools that can block harmful content from the Internet and limit who and when your child can call or text from a cell phone.<br />
* Select a cell phone without Internet access or text messaging features.<br />
* Take the time to read through your children&#8217;s text messages and networking site homepages.<br />
* Remind children to never post personal information such as phone number, address or age on the Internet.<br />
* Encourage your kids to talk to you if they receive threatening or uncomfortable messages.</p>
<p>* Warn children against meeting with someone they&#8217;ve met online.</p>
<p>The Attorney General&#8217;s Office is partnering with Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh and Sen. Tom White on the Child Protection Bill.  This bill expands the crime of online enticement to include communications through electronic devices other than computers, like cell phones. Under this legislation, it&#8217;s also illegal for the most heinous registered sex-offenders to access social-networking sites.</p>
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<p>“There are people out there searching the Internet looking for children to prey upon,” said Capt. Tom Ring with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. “That’s why we (WCSO) joined in a multi-city undercover cyber crime investigation.”</p>
<p>Most children of all ages have easy access to the Internet.</p>
<p>Cell phones are capable of reaching out to cyberspace, almost every household has Internet for the home computer and if a child is limited in one location, there are alternative ways to go online.</p>
<p>This easy access is the reason law enforcement agencies across Florida work around the clock to flush out predators online.</p>
<p>Investigator Angelique Yates (WSCO) spent hours “chatting” with predators during the undercover operation.</p>
<p>“This is what I’ve been trained to do,” said Yates. “There is a different language online and knowing how to communicate as a potential victim is how we (law enforcement) establish the connection.”</p>
<p>Yates has been with the WSCO for six years. When she heard about the undercover operation she volunteered.</p>
<p>“Working as a team, the operation was able to identify several predators,” she said. “There are still cases we’re working on, even though the week-long operation is over.”</p>
<p>This is not the first time the Florida Attorney General’s office has put together an undercover operation of this magnitude. This was the second online operation this year and more will follow, according to the attorney general’s office.</p>
<p>The joint operation, which included law enforcement agencies from Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, the FBI and the U. S. Marshal, was successful in the apprehension and arrest of three men and 11 search warrants were issued.</p>
<p>Jason Hatch, 23, of Milton was charged with two counts of possession of child pornography.</p>
<p>Joseph Misleh, 56, of Mary Esther was charged with online solicitation of a minor and traveling to meet a minor for a sexual encounter.</p>
<p>David Gerard, 53, of Robertsdale, Ala., was charged with online solicitation of a minor and attempted lewd and lascivious battery.</p>
<p>Every time an undercover operation is set up arrests are made, according to the attorney general’s office.</p>
<p>In conjunction with cyberspace crime the attorney general’s office created a presentation for cyber safety with the goal of showing the program in every high school and middle school in Florida.</p>
<p>“There is no distinct profile of a pedophile,” said Capt. Ring. “Some have a history of abuse and are continuing the cycle, while others are first offenders.”</p>
<p>The best thing people can do is monitor Internet use of children, according to Investigator Yates.</p>
<p>“If they (parents) don’t know the acronyms used in chat rooms and blogs, they need to learn them,” Yates said. “Protecting your child by checking the Internet sites they visit or their cell phone is not an invasion, its prevention.”</p>
<p>Several Web sites offer information on Internet safety,</p>
<p>• <a href="http://www.missingkids.com/">www.missingkids.com</a> (National Center for Missing or Exploited Children)</p>
<p>• <a href="http://www.netsmartz.org/">www.netsmartz.org</a></p>
<p>• <a href="http://www.myspace.com/safety">www.myspace.com/safety</a></p>
<p>“Parents should take a look at the MySpace site,” said Yates. “This is one of the most popular sites for kids of all ages and predators know this.”</p>
<p>Although the operation is over, Yates will continue to “chat” online and follow up on leads generated during the investigation.</p>
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<p id="HD_Author">Garnet Roach <a title="Garnet Roach" href="mailto:garnet@consumerchoices.co.uk">garnet@consumerchoices.co.uk</a></p>
<p id="HD_Intro">Children spend twice as much time on their internet as their parents think, research has revealed.</p>
<p>Children in the UK admitted to spending a massive 44 hours a month online, said <a title="internet security" href="http://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/partner-lp_children-spend-44-hours-a-month-online-200309/internet-security-packages.html">internet security</a> providers <a title="Symantec" href="http://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/goto.asp?type=1&amp;LinkTrackerID=262&amp;partner=LP_children-spend-44-hours-a-month-online-200309%7Egtl">Symantec</a>, while parents believed they were only using the internet for 19 hours a month.</p>
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<p>However, 93 per cent of UK parents believe that it’s their responsibility to protect their children online, with the number of adults setting parental controls on home computers increasing by 20 per cent since last year.</p>
<p>“Parental controls are essential for keeping children safe online,” said Michael Phillips, <strong>BroadbandChoices.co.uk</strong> product director. 54 per cent of parents in the UK now set parental controls on web usage &#8211; higher than the global average of one third &#8211; which “allow you to block selected websites and search terms,” said Phillips.</p>
<p>The research also found that although 81 per cent of parents said they were confident that they knew what their children were looking at online, 31 per cent of children said their parents were unaware of the kind of sites they visited.</p>
<p>Globally, 33 per cent of parents admitted to spying on their children online, up from a quarter last year.</p>
<p>“There are a number of practical steps that parents can take to keep their kids safe on the internet,” said Phillips. “Simply talking to your children, educating them about the potential dangers of the internet and establishing online rules can be very effective,” he said. “And installing parental controls and up to date antivirus software is also important &#8211; and are added extras that some broadband providers even offer as part of their packages.”</p>
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<p>If you are an avid internet user, there is a good chance that you have heard of MySpace before.&nbsp; As an avid internet user, you likely already know that MySpace is a social networking site that has took the internet by storm.&nbsp; As neat as MySpace looks from the standpoint of an internet user, you also need to look at it from the standpoint of a parent if you are one.</p>
<p> So, are you a parent whose child uses the internet?&nbsp; If you are, there is a good chance that your child is also using MySpace.&nbsp; Do you know?&nbsp; You may be surprised just how many junior high school and high school students use MySpace as a way to communicate with friends, as well as a way to meet new friends.&nbsp; Although all websites have the potential to be dangerous, MySpace, you can say, has an increased risk.&nbsp; For that reason, it is important to monitor your child&rsquo;s use of MySpace.</p>
<p> As important as it is to hear that MySpace can be dangerous for children and teenagers, you may be looking for more information.&nbsp; Many parents are unaware of the dangers that MySpace and the internet in general holds.&nbsp; The best way to protect your child online and on MySpace is to be aware.</p>
<p> One reason why you need to monitor your child&rsquo;s use of MySpace is because of internet predators, which are also often sexual predators.&nbsp; MySpace makes it easy for strangers to communicate with each other.&nbsp; The internet in general makes it easy to be someone else, like someone a lot younger or someone a lot older.&nbsp; Your child may end up talking to a 50 year old man or women, who pretends to be someone their age.&nbsp; For that reason, you need to monitor your child&rsquo;s MySpace account.&nbsp; Make sure that they are not sharing personal information online, such as their full name, phone number, or address.</p>
<p> Another one of the many reasons why you should monitor your child&rsquo;s use of MySpace is because of pictures and video.&nbsp; MySpace allows all internet users to post pictures and videos.&nbsp; In fact, it is relatively easy to do so.&nbsp; All profiles that are public can be viewed by others.&nbsp; In keeping with internet predators, MySpace also records and posts your child&rsquo;s location, such as the city and state.&nbsp; Posting this information, along with their first name, the school, and a personal photo or video can make it easier for your children to be found, even by those who they haven&rsquo;t made direct contact with online.</p>
<p> Although internet predators are often the biggest threat of children using the internet and MySpace, there is another danger that lurks.&nbsp; There have been multiple news reports that highlight children, mostly teenagers, who have been suspended from school, suspended from sports teams, or arrested.&nbsp; This is often the result of a MySpace user posting pictures or videos of them doing something illegal, like stealing, doing drugs, or drinking underage.&nbsp; If this is information that your child has on their MySpace page, you will want to see it and get it removed before their school or the authorities do.</p>
<p> Now that you know some of the dangers that children face when using MySpace, you may be curious as to how you can go about protecting them.&nbsp; First, make sure you know if your child has a MySpace account.&nbsp; You can view your computer&rsquo;s history or perform a search on the MySpace.com page to see if your child has a profile listed.&nbsp; If they do, view their profile.&nbsp; You should talk to your child about the dangers of MySpace anyways, but you should definitely talk to them if you see something disturbing on their MySpace page.&nbsp; This should include conversations that take a sexual tone or the exchange of personal information.</p>
<p> As a reminder, the monitoring of your child&rsquo;s MySpace use is extremely important.&nbsp; No matter how mature or reliable your child is, they may unintentionally become a victim.</p>
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<p> Are you the parent of a child who uses the internet or the parent of a child who will start using the internet soon?&nbsp; If you are, you should know that the internet is a great way to stay up-to-date on the news, do research for school projects, and communicate with friends, but it can also be very dangerous.&nbsp; As a parent, it is your responsibility to make sure that your child stays safe online.&nbsp; Unfortunately, for this to happen you must know your way around a computer and the internet.&nbsp; Do you?</p>
<p> A child should never know more than a parent does about the internet.&nbsp; At the very least, you should know about the same.&nbsp; If you are looking to block adult websites or websites that have offensive language, it will not do you any good if your teenager knows ways to get around the parental controls that you set.&nbsp; That is why it is important that you know how to use a computer and the internet or learn if you don&rsquo;t know.</p>
<p> Another reason why you should be well educated on the internet and computer use is because you are better able to fully understand the dangers of them.&nbsp; You may hear that an internet predator approached or kidnapped a child on the news, but you may automatically assume that it will not happen to your child.&nbsp; Unfortunately, until you understand how the internet works, you really have no idea.&nbsp; Does your child use internet chat rooms or social networking websites?&nbsp; If so, do you know how easy the internet makes it for someone to create a whole new, fake identity?</p>
<p> A good understanding of computer and internet use can better enable you to protect your child.&nbsp; Do you know that Internet Explorer, the browser that comes standard, has a free parental control option that just needs to be activated?&nbsp; A few easy steps and you can have certain websites blocked from your child.&nbsp; Unfortunately, you won&rsquo;t know this if you don&rsquo;t know all that you can know about the computer or the internet.&nbsp; Speaking of the internet, additional online safety tools for parents can be purchased online as well.</p>
<p> Now that you know the importance of staying in the know about the internet and a computer in general, you may be curious as to how you can go about doing so.&nbsp; The good news is that there are a number of ways that you can learn all that you need to know about computer and internet use.&nbsp; A few of these ways are outlined below for your convenience.</p>
<p> Teaching yourself is an easy way to learn about the internet and computer use.&nbsp; In fact, what better way is there than to just jump on the computer and see what you can find.&nbsp; For starters, examine your computer or your internet browser for free internet safety tools for parents. You may also want to visit some of the websites that your child visits, just to see what they are subjecting themselves to.&nbsp; Visit their online profile for MySpace, Facebook, or another social networking website.&nbsp; Does it make you uneasy?&nbsp; Are the discussions taking place in your child&rsquo;s favorite chat room too adult?</p>
<p> You can also ask a trusted friend or relative for help.&nbsp; Do not ask your child or teenager for help though.&nbsp; If they know that you want to set up parental controls or keep tabs on their internet use, they may withhold important information from you.&nbsp; Instead, invite a trusted friend or relative over for coffee and lunch and let them show you the ins and outs of the internet.&nbsp; All you really need is a couple of hours.</p>
<p> You can also take an internet or computer education course.&nbsp; These courses are sometimes offered for free or for an affordable fee by local community groups, colleges, or vocational training centers.&nbsp; In fact, see if your child&rsquo;s school offers anything.&nbsp; Some schools host informational seminars for parents on internet safety about once a year.</p>
<p> Article Written By J. Foley</p>
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		<title>Internet and Kids:  How Young Is Too Young?</title>
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<p>&nbsp;Are you a parent?&nbsp; If you are, you may be curious as to when children regularly start using the internet.&nbsp; In all honesty, you will find that it depends.&nbsp; There are some parents who start their children with using a computer and the internet right away and others wait until their children need to do so for school.&nbsp; So, how young is too young for your child to use the internet?</p>
<p> What many parents, especially first time parents, do not realize is that some elementary schools teach their children how to use a computer as young as first grade.&nbsp; Of course, they may not learn how to surf the internet, but they do often learn the basics.&nbsp; These basics may include learning how to type, how to turn on a computer, how to use a computer mouse, and so froth.</p>
<p> In keeping with young age, there are many parents who allow their toddlers and preschoolers to play computer games.&nbsp; Although software for those games can be purchased online or in most media stores, some parents turn to the internet.&nbsp; The good news about this approach is that many trusted websites, like those for Nick Jr, PBS Kids, and PlayHouse Disney do not have harmful advertisements on their websites that your child could accidentally click on.</p>
<p> Young elementary school children are also likely to use the internet and a computer in general to play computer games.&nbsp; Towards the fifth or sixth grade, children may start to use the internet to do research for school projects.&nbsp; This is when it is really important to start monitoring your child&rsquo;s use of the internet.&nbsp; Even if your child doesn&rsquo;t use online social networking websites, use internet chat rooms, or visit pornographic websites, it doesn&rsquo;t mean that they can&rsquo;t accidentally come across them.&nbsp; Some websites are not very careful with what advertisements they show.</p>
<p> Junior high school and high school students, honestly, need the most monitoring online.&nbsp; These are students who not only use the internet to research, but to communicate with their friends and to make new friends.&nbsp; Unfortunately, not all teenagers are educated on the dangers that lurk online, especially where internet chat rooms and social networking websites are concerned.</p>
<p> So, is your child ready to use a computer and the internet?&nbsp; As stated above, it is your decision to make.&nbsp; With that being said, be sure to use your best judgment and be sure to establish some firm ground rules.&nbsp; Children who are at least seven years of age should never be allowed to use a computer alone.&nbsp; Strict rules should be imposed for older children.</p>
<p> Speaking of internet safety rules, be sure to make your views on social networking websites and internet chat rooms clear.&nbsp; If you don&rsquo;t want your child to use them, state so.&nbsp; If they are allowed, establish rules.&nbsp; A few rules to get you started involve making a social networking website profiles private, not communicating directly with strangers, not trading personal information online, and not posting personal pictures or videos online.<br /> As a reminder, you have the ability to determine when and where you child can access the internet.&nbsp; Just be sure that if you do allow your child to use the internet that you establish ground rules.&nbsp; Even toddlers and preschoolers should be able to follow these rules, such as only playing games on the website you get them set on.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The internet is a dangerous place for your children. Don&#8217;t even begin to believe that your child is safe. There are more dangers than you can possibly imagine waiting to lure children to their doom. You had better be aware of what&#8217;s happening and take steps to shield them from the danger &#8230; if you don&#8217;t, your child&#8217;s sanity and safety are at serious risk.</p>
<p> Does this sound alarmist? Actually, I cannot stress this fact enough &#8230; you have to be just as careful with your five year old on the internet as you would in the worst red-light district back alley in the darkest part of town. If you would not allow your twelve year old wander around a drug den or visit the sex shops in San Francisco, then why on Earth are you letting him or her loose on the internet without supervision?</p>
<p> Let&#8217;s look at some of the dangers that exist on the internet. The most obvious issue is pornography. There are dirty pictures, video, sounds, movies and anything else you can imagine available everywhere on the web. In fact, it&#8217;s often difficult to surf without running into a pornographic site occasionally. Just type &quot;whitehouse.com&quot;, expecting to get a page about the white house and you&#8217;ll see that you get a pornographic site.</p>
<p> Oh, and it&#8217;s not just your run of the mill pornography, no, there is much worse stuff available to anyone who cares to look. Your child can find pictures which will curl your toes at the sheer perversity of the images. While intelligent people can debate whether or not any of this material should be available, even to adults, at all, no one with any conscience and trace of goodness can say it is okay for children to have access to this stuff.</p>
<p> Not only is pornography a danger, but the cyber world is full of other horrible things (just like the real world). Without much work, your child can easily surf to sites which espouse hatred, nazi values, and page after page of extremely graphic, real violence. I even know of some parents who were horrified to find that what they thought were harmless Anime (a style of Japanese cartons) sites that turned out to be hard core, extremely graphic animated sex galleries.</p>
<p> Of course, I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve all heard of the dangers of unsupervised chat rooms. I have heard that older men hang out in them, waiting for trusting, innocent children. They start up conversations, and before long your child might attempt to travel to meet a nice man &#8211; and never come back.</p>
<p> You&#8217;ve got other, more subtle, dangers as well. Your child might surf the internet and find some cool site which asks for personal information. Not knowing any better, he or she might enter your social security number, address, phone number or even your credit card numbers. This could actually put not just your child but your entire family in danger.</p>
<p> I could go on and on about the dangers, but what do you do about it? Is there anything that you can possibly do, short of unplugging the stupid computer, to protect your children?</p>
<p> The first, and most important, thing that you should do is talk to your children. Believe it or not, children are intelligent beings, and they will understand if you use words and concepts that they can comprehend. Explain the dangers, being patient and caring and understanding. It may take a few tries, but they are capable of learning, understanding and obeying. Just be sure you do not portray the dangers as something in any way desirable, and don&#8217;t forbid them to explore, just explain what&#8217;s going on.</p>
<p> The second, and equally important, thing to remember is that even if your children do understand and comprehend what you tell them &#8211; you should still protect them. Do not let them surf the internet unsupervised if you can help it. Watch them on the web and be sure you know where they are going.</p>
<p> Every once in a while, check over the computer that your child has been using to see what they&#8217;ve been doing. Look at the cookies, the browser history and at images and such stored on the hard drive. I know it sounds like spying, but it&#8217;s important to know what they are up to before they get into trouble. And oh yes, if you find something, just wait for an opportunity to &quot;discover&quot; what they are doing without giving away that you are looking over their shoulder. Then use this as a means of getting into a discussion with them. You should also take maximum advantage of any and all parental controls that are available to you. Use a product such as NetNanny or Cyber Babysitter to control your child&#8217;s surfing habits. Set the parental controls of your browser and the major search engines (most of them have a way to filter out adult content).</p>
<p> Does this sound extreme? Any psychiatrist will tell you it is. They will tell you should allow your children to explore at will, along with lots of other, similar garbage. But would you trust your children to the people who funded Adolf Hitler, who give drugs to your children in school and who claim that hardened criminals are really just misunderstood and unloved. (That&#8217;s a subject for a future article perhaps &#8211; how we can improve our civilization and bring peace to the world by lining all of the psychiatrist&#8217;s up on the nearest wall).</p>
<p> Anyway, digressions aside, the responsible thing to do is to ensure that your children are safe, just like you would if they were wandering around in the mall or in the red light district of a big city. If you don&#8217;t, you may find yourself taking up a new hobby &#8211; looking at milk cartons.</p>
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