Online Predators

An online predator is an Internet user who exploits vulnerable people for sexual or other purposes.

Examples:

While chat rooms and instant messaging are widely known playgrounds for online predators, they also appear in other places such as web blogs, social networking sites, and online gaming. Predators look up profiles of children in hopes they can use any information the child provides against them and start the predatory process.

Stay Safe:

The key is for you to know and monitor what your children are doing on the Internet. You need to discuss the potential danger with your children and explain to them that they should never provide any personal information online. Keep the computer in a community part of your house, such as the kitchen, dining room, or family room.

Additional Resources:

Compliant Victimization
Watch this video from Netsmartz to learn about how offenders manipulate and "groom" children and how to protect your child from victimization.

How to Recognize Grooming
Discover the process pedophiles use to get children they target online to meet with them offline.

The Dangers of Online Predators
StaySafe.org has information and tip you can use to talk to your children about the risks they may encounter online especially online predators.

Give and Take on online Predators
A guide provided by StaySafe.org to help you to understanding Online Predators.

 

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