Are your children protected?
View some shocking statistics we collected regarding computer and Internet usage among children and teens below. Chances are you will be surprised.
A child's subconscious mind stores all they experience. Whatever you teach your children in childhood, they will try to implement it when they grow up. You impart knowledge to your kids from an early age to prevent them from being confused. Try to keep them away from all kinds of nonsense around.
See what the statistics say:
1. One in five U.S. teenagers who regularly log on to the Internet say they have received an unwanted sexual solicitation via the Web. Solicitations were defined as requests to engage in sexual activities or sexual talk, or to give personal sexual information.
_Crimes Against Children Research Center.
2. 25% of children have been exposed to unwanted pornographic material online.
_Crimes Against Children Research Center
3. Only 33% of households with Internet access are actively protecting their children with filtering or blocking software.
_Center for Missing and Exploited Children
4. 75% of children are willing to share personal information online about themselves and their family in exchange for goods and services.
_eMarketer
5. Only approximately 25% of children who encountered a sexual approach or solicitation told a parent or adult.
_Crimes Against Children Research Center
6. One in 33 youth received an aggressive sexual solicitation in the past year. This means a predator asked a young person to meet somewhere, called a young person on the phone, and/or sent the young person correspondence, money, or gifts through the U.S. Postal Service.
_Your Internet Safety Survey
7. 77% of the targets for online predators were age 14 or older. Another 22% were users ages 10 to 13.
_Crimes Against Children Research Center
8. Over 50% of adolescents and teens have been bullied online, and about the same number have engaged in cyber bullying.
_i-SAFE Foundation
9. Only 10% of teens tells a parent if they have been a cyber bully victim.
_Harford County Examiner
10. More than 33% of young people have experienced threats online.
_i-SAFE Foundation
Is it time to start controlling and monitoring your children's computer use? We think so!
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