Computer Child Sex Offenders!

Children use the Internet more than playing outside, climbing trees, riding a bike, roller-skating or simply playing games with their friend. We are in a digital age and have to protect our children from child predators via the Internet! The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published tips for parents keep their child safe from computer child sex-offenders.

Online After Dark
When children are online at night it increases the risk of them becoming a potential victim. Although these computer child sex-offenders are always online, the majority of them work during the day thus leaving their evenings free to search for child!

Pornography 
Sex offenders often supply their potential victims with pornography as a means of opening sexual discussions and for seduction. Child pornography may be used to show the child victim that sex between children and adults is "normal."

Unknown Phone Numbers
Your child may not give out their phone number, but computer child sex offenders are cunning, they will give your child their phone number. According to the FBI these computer child sex offenders have gone as far as telling the child to call collect or obtaining a toll-free number, to hide their identity from parents. Since we are in a digital age the use of a caller ID makes it easy for the sex offender to have your phone number.

Internet Safety A Parent's Guide with Mr. Arturo Trejo 

PBS Digital Studios

Published on Jun 28, 2012 by PBSParentsPicks

Retrieved from YouTube on August 3, 2012

Patti Ghezzi offers some excellent tips for parents in her article Internet Safety Tips for Parents.  Talk to your child and tell them that people on the Internet are not always who they say they are. Then take the time to demonstrate on the computer how easy it is to set up a false identity online. Remind them to never give out any personal information online and teach them how to be vague online. Since children are naturally trusting, don’t assume that your child knows everything about Internet safety or how to protect themselves from computer child sex offenders.