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HOW SAFE ARE YOUR KIDS ONLINE?

Child Monitoring Shocking child Internet safety statistics and information. Young people are using the Internet in ever-increasing numbers. Many youth encounter unwanted sexual solicitations and exposure to sexual material and harassment online. Take a look at these SHOCKING statistics from a study by the CACRC.
(Crimes Against Children Research Center)

1 in 5 youth had been sexually solicited online in the past year.
1 in 4 youth who had been solicited told their parents or authorities.
1 in 3 parents studied had parental control or filtering software installed.
1 in 2 youth who had been solicited were done so by another youth.

In this study, Crimes Against Children Research Center staff interviewed a nationally representative sample of 1,501 youth, aged 10 to 17, who used the Internet regularly. "Regular use" was defined as using the Internet at least once a month for the past 6 months on a computer at home, at school, in a library, at someone else's home, or in some other place. The survey results confirm what is already known: although the Internet is a wonderfully fun and educational tool, it can also be very dangerous. According to the survey, one in five youth who regularly use the Internet received sexual solicitations or approaches during a 1-year period. The survey also found that offenses and offenders are more diverse than previously thought. In addition to pedophiles, other predators use the Internet. Nearly half (48 percent) of the offenders were other youth, and one-fourth of the aggressive episodes were initiated by females. Further, 77 percent of targeted youth were age 14 or older - not an age characteristically targeted by pedophiles. Although the youth stopped most solicitations by leaving the Web site, logging off, or blocking the sender, the survey confirmed current thinking that some youth are particularly vulnerable to online advances. These types of advances can be monitored and eliminated. Parental control software and filtering software such as AceSpy or SniperSpy can be used to thwart online predators. Web sites can be blocked or monitored and applications can be blocked or monitored. These programs prove to be invaluable to those who seek to actively watch over their children's surfing habits.