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Chat Room Dangers and Safety Tips
Is there a connection between Chat Rooms and Abduction? Below you will find materials that can be printed and distributed to schools, churches, parents and civic organizations. Please help us educate parents and kids about the danger in Chat Rooms and how to make them safe.
Who Are The Offenders?
Cybersex offenders--cyberstalkers, pedophiles, and predators, whatever name we use to refer to these people--are lurking in the shadows of the Internet. From the safety of their homes, they use the Internet to find their victims and work their way into that victim's confidence. They feel that their behavior is normal because through the Internet they discover many others with the same interests. We would never send our children out alone to meet a stranger on a dark street, and yet it is that little box sitting on a table in a protected area we call our home, that creates the greatest danger of our children becoming a victim of a violet crime.
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What To Do When Your Child Gives Out Personal Information
If your child has made all of the wrong decisions in a chat room, you need to be horrified. They may have made the wrong decisions and given away personal information because they didn't know it was dangerous.
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