![]() Sites like Omegle that invite kids to talk to strangers are a parents nightmare. How do predators connect with children online?Ĭhatrooms are a predators dream come true and are the predominant online location where predators meet kids. And shockingly, “ one in ten had gone to meet them.” A recent survey (2014) of 9000 children in the UK found that a fifth of girls aged 14 and 15 had been asked for meetings by strangers they had met online. Nearly a third of American teenage girls say that at some point they’ve met up with people with whom their only prior contact was online.In 47% of the cases, the predator offered gifts or money during the relationship-building phase.89 % of all sexual advances towards our children take place in internet chat rooms and through instant messaging.FBI stats show that more than 50% of victims of online sexual exploitation are 12-15 years old, and the majority are girls. ![]() Is your child chatting with a stranger online? Kids 12 to 15 are susceptible to being groomed and manipulated by offenders online.More than 750,000 predators are online everyday.No one wants their child to be that victim that we read about in the news all too frequently. ![]() Parents need to pay attention to their children’s online activity and take preventative measures to protect their children from online predators. A professional, upstanding member in the community but leading a deviant lifestyle through the Internet.” Male predators are often married with children. They are “mostly male, although we are seeing an alarming trend of female predators. They look like you or me or anyone down the street. Predators aren’t scary looking and don’t stand out. The bad news is that according to FBI, “online predators are everywhere online”, and are working hard to engage children online. ![]() The good news is that your child actually becoming the victim of an online predator is unlikely. One of the biggest fears that parents have when kids go online is online predators, especially since so many kids have computers and mobile devices in their bedrooms with webcams. You worry who he or she may be talking to online. Your teen comes home from school and goes up to her bedroom, closes the door and goes online. Do You Know Who Your Teen is Chatting With? ![]()
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