Know Their ONLINE World

Several months ago, Cox Cummunication stated that, “One in five children who go online are approached by an online predator.”  I recently heard a comment that challenged the Cox statement as being, “out of context”, suggesting the number is overstated and actually much lower.  Last week, I spoke with law enforcement involved in computer sex crimes (online predators) and when presented with the Cox statistic, they commented, “that is very low.”  To date, in my family we have had two out of five children approached by a potential online predator; one with a ten year old while in www.clubpenguin.com; and the other with a fifteen year old while in www.myspace.com.  The dangers are real and the incidence are expanding.  We look forward to delivering relevent  and timely information, so that we can know and protect their world.