Protecting Your Children from Sex Offenders and Predators Online
by Leon Edward
Unfortunately, young children have been the prey
of a good many mentally ill individuals in this
world. Their pattern is to seek out children in
friendship only to pounce upon them when the
child lets down its guard in learning to trust
the stranger. You must first accept that there is
indeed a problem as well as accepting that there
may be someone who is a predator of your family.
This is the first step in understanding that
there are others out there that will harm others
if given the opportunity, and acknowledging that
you must protect your family from those dangers.
It is imperative to understand all the different
ways that a predator can introduce themselves
into your family. This will help you to protect
you and your family from sex offenders.
One of the first areas that will aid you to
protect your children from sex offenders is
teaching them how to safely and securely use the
internet and its tools. Although many children
are more interested in talking with their friends
while online, they are able to reach out to
others and strangers are able to reach out to
them. There are many ways to protect your
children while online that you may wish to
consider. You may want to purchase special
computer software that is able to block your
children from viewing vulgar activities and
language as well as monitor the online activities,
which they do partake.
It is very important to realize that in their
innocence that a child may make a mistake and
give out important personal information. Let your
children know that if they do make a mistake, to
let you know as soon as possible, so that the
situation can be taken care of, and that they can
save themselves even after making a mistake. You
must let them know that there are sick
individuals out there who are a danger to them,
even sexually. There are many ways that you will
want to teach them about staying away from sex
offenders.
You must take all precaution in letting the child
know that they can protect themselves from sex
offenders who target children as well as other
people. You must also help them understand that
if they are abducted they can put up a fight and
struggle for their freedom, by calling attention
to themselves and the offender or anyone else who
will cause them harm, stranger or not, online or
offline.
Since there are so many different areas of online
use, you must let your children know that they
can still keep themselves safe while using
instant messaging and chat rooms. You must
protect your children by letting them know that
it is not permissible to use public or private
online chat rooms, as they are potentially in
danger while talking to any stranger. By
understanding the rules of staying safe, while
online they are able to use the tools without
jeopardizing their safety. You as a parent need
to be able to utilize your computer without the
worry of your children being influenced by a
sexual predator.
About The Author
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