In today's society the
Internet can be both a valuable asset and a dangerous attraction. Many teens
are turning to websites such as MySpace.com and others to make friends,
mingle and more. An unfortunate reality is potential predators can also sign
up and chat with your kids. As seen in
Dateline's recent Series
"To Catch A Predator," many kids are preyed upon by adults (both young
and old), which can lead to trouble for all involved, especially the
children. Blogging and IM Chatting are many teens' new way of communication
which can be entertaining and fun - yet if not careful, can be unsafe.
An educated parent is better equipped to help limit potential danger of
Internet predators.
Internet Safety Websites
SafeKids.com -
http://www.safekids.com
Wired Safety - http://www.wiredsafety.org
I-Safe - http://www.isafe.org
I Keep Safe -
http://www.ikeepsafe.org/--index.php
Internet Addiction Articles
Caught in the net
(By Taylor Atkins - The Capital-Journal)
Adolescents Caught in the Net – Internet Addiction
Internet Addiction
Internet Addiction may mask Teen Depression
Teen Internet
Addiction
At P.U.R.E.™, we promote parent awareness to help you, as parents, to protect
your children's identity and your privacy online. Cyberspace can be a dangerous
place for people that are not familiar with potential scams and predators. For
more information to protect your family from invasion of your privacy you may
want to consider
Reputation Defender to further protect your family's
privacy.
If you feel your teen is in need of further Boarding School, Military School or Program Options, please complete our
Information
Request Form. Please visit Informational
Articles for more beneficial information.
*Local Therapist should be
Therapist/Counselors that "specialize" with Adolescents.
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