The fact of the matter is that WiredKids is forming on a solid foundation of volunteerism and a simple philosophy. Very simply, it is our belief that the greatest danger to children in connection with the Internet is to be denied access to this extraordinary resource. WiredKids is an organization devoted to helping to empower kids to use the Internet safely and in age-appropriate ways. WiredKids offers information in links to sites about safe use of the Internet and provides resources to parents, teachers, librarians, law enforcement, and community member to help them understand the value of Internet and its potential hazards. It encourages parents and teachers to talk to the children and to understand and guide them in their use of this vast resource.
Many people are worried about children accessing pornography.
Surveys and studies show that the perception of the problem far outreaches the reality. The real danger lies not in pornography, but in people. Pedophiles and predators are the real danger, but that must be put in perspective as well. Predators are a very tiny minority of the people on the Internet. Isolating children from people is not an answer.