Online Predators Find More Kids Online During Summer Months
As schools across America let kids out for the summer, parents should be gearing up to promote online safety in their households.
During the summer, Internet use goes up for kids as they seek to communicate with friends who may be far away, try to make new friends, or just look for something to do out of boredom.
But as it's laid out at pensacolanewsjournal.com, when kids get bored online, or look around to contact friends, they are also at risk for online predators.
In fact, a bored or lonely child is exactly what an online predator wants to come across: these kinds of kids are vulnerable and easier to manipulate.
And like it says in the article -- "it can happen to any child" -- even those who seem mature or responsible.
One great way to let your kids enjoy the benefits of the Internet is for parents to purchase parental control software.
And it's best to get a program that can do both website blocking, to avoid inappropriate materials, and website recording so parents can monitor chats and emails if need be.
And only Awareness Tech's WebWatcher does both. WebWatcher combines website blocking and website recording to give parents the full picture in their child's Internet use without infringing on the positive benefits of the Internet.
During the summer, Internet use goes up for kids as they seek to communicate with friends who may be far away, try to make new friends, or just look for something to do out of boredom.
But as it's laid out at pensacolanewsjournal.com, when kids get bored online, or look around to contact friends, they are also at risk for online predators.
In fact, a bored or lonely child is exactly what an online predator wants to come across: these kinds of kids are vulnerable and easier to manipulate.
And like it says in the article -- "it can happen to any child" -- even those who seem mature or responsible.
One great way to let your kids enjoy the benefits of the Internet is for parents to purchase parental control software.
And it's best to get a program that can do both website blocking, to avoid inappropriate materials, and website recording so parents can monitor chats and emails if need be.
And only Awareness Tech's WebWatcher does both. WebWatcher combines website blocking and website recording to give parents the full picture in their child's Internet use without infringing on the positive benefits of the Internet.
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