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If your children take part in chat rooms, make sure you know which ones they visit and with whom they talk. Monitor your child's access to all
free live *** online electronic communications, such as chat rooms, instant messaging, and e-mail.
Online predators usually meet potential victims in chat rooms at first, and then continue communicating with them through e-mail or instant messaging. If all precautions fail and your kids do meet an online predator, don't blame them. As children get older, direct them towards well-monitored kids' chat rooms.
A young man chatting to a young, or younger, woman often turns out to be a considerably older man whose sole interest is ***, especially *** with underage children. Predators take advantage of this anonymity to build online relationships with inexperienced young people.
The anonymity of the Internet means that trust and intimacy can develop quickly online, especially for trusting children and teenagers. Predators might use photos of child ***graphy to convince a child that it is normal for adults to have *** with children. Make yourself familiar with your child's teachers, school principal, music teacher, sports coach, friends, parents of friends and anyone else with whom your child comes in regular contact.