Probably the one thing parents worry about most when it comes to their children and the Internet is their child falling victim to an online sex predator.
There are many horror stories out there about sex predators who found their victims online, so such concern is understandable. Worse, it may be warranted.
Because the Internet allows anyone to be anonymous, allows predators to track down victims with the seemingly most innocent of information, and because children don’t have the experience or judgment to be wary of what are actually strangers, it’s up to parents to give them the tools they need to protect themselves, even if parents also choose to use parental controls or Internet filtering software.
Sure, you could lock your child in her room and never let her on a computer, but even that might not protect her. After all, the Internet can be accessed from practically anywhere, and you don’t even need a computer to do it.
