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I found these sites while doing a search for something and thought it my be usefull. They are websites from around the world that will help parents as well as children to understand the dangers that lurk the internet and how to avoid them:
http://www.protectkids.com/
http://www.chatdanger.com/
http://www.childnet-int.org/
http://www.webwisekids.com
http://www.netparents.org/
http://intsys.fin.qub.ac.uk/itsoc/0001/a...anger.html
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Thanks, angel. I'll certainly be showing some of the sites to my daughter ! I had no idea there were such resources on the Net
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Thanks, angelbabe. We have installed serious software and have a firewall, so the kids "should" not be able to access the wrong types of places, but it is better to sit down with them and explain why they should be careful. Thanks for the info....
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--Mahatma Gandhi
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I had a quick glance at one of the sites and I was horrified to read that 2 out of 5 children in the states that dissapear are internet related.
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Quote:Originally posted by angelbabe
I had a quick glance at one of the sites and I was horrified to read that 2 out of 5 children in the states that dissapear are internet related.
That's actually very frightening!
Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow.
--Mahatma Gandhi
Thanks for the info.....will definitely have a read through later and let my son have a look too.