They then log onto the children s email accounts and use them to disseminate pornography or solicit money through illegal schemes. Your child s e-mail address is the first place authorities look for answers about the illegal activity. Don t let them give out their name, address or any personal information. This may seem obvious, but children frequently tell people their names or what town they live in without thinking. Keep an eye on them.
Online relationships develop quickly.
Websites can be accessed with the click of a mouse. It s a bad idea to let your child spend unsupervised hours on the Internet until you are absolutely sure they know how to protect themselves. Even then, it s a good idea to check on what they re doing. Teach them to tell you immediately if someone suggests a meeting or asks for their telephone number. Remember rule number one.