"Professional" Child Abusers Target Children
According to CARE (Collaboration, Advocacy, Response, and Education), a rehabilitation center for sexually abused children, there are two kinds of pedophiles out there: the "opportunist," and the "professional."
The opportunist will abuse a child because that child is available and there are no parents around to protect him or her.
But the professional child molester will take a lot of time, and put a lot of effort into hunting and abusing children. The professional abuser often has a good or average job, will offer the child and/or single parent money, clothes, and time, and is almost always a male.
And the Internet is becoming the favorite tool of the professional child molester.
The anonymity of the net allows these people to bypass adults entirely, and meet your kids at social networking sites like myspace and xanga.
It's good to remember that these people are called the "professional" abusers for a reason: they're careful and they're smart about how they manipulate a child.
One favorite is to pose as a child of the same age, and play at being a "new student" in the area. In this way, the online predator can find out your child's name, where they go to school, where they live, etc.
Data like this makes it clear why Awareness Tech's parental control software is a must-have for parents today. With WebWatcher you can block websites and record every keystroke, chat, email, and website they visit.
After all, a "professional" abuser can't target a child with a "professional" parent in the way.
The opportunist will abuse a child because that child is available and there are no parents around to protect him or her.
But the professional child molester will take a lot of time, and put a lot of effort into hunting and abusing children. The professional abuser often has a good or average job, will offer the child and/or single parent money, clothes, and time, and is almost always a male.
And the Internet is becoming the favorite tool of the professional child molester.
The anonymity of the net allows these people to bypass adults entirely, and meet your kids at social networking sites like myspace and xanga.
It's good to remember that these people are called the "professional" abusers for a reason: they're careful and they're smart about how they manipulate a child.
One favorite is to pose as a child of the same age, and play at being a "new student" in the area. In this way, the online predator can find out your child's name, where they go to school, where they live, etc.
Data like this makes it clear why Awareness Tech's parental control software is a must-have for parents today. With WebWatcher you can block websites and record every keystroke, chat, email, and website they visit.
After all, a "professional" abuser can't target a child with a "professional" parent in the way.
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