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What Should You Do If You Suspect Your Child Is Communicating With A Sexual Predator On-line?
If you are naive enough to think this can never happen to you or your child, ask John Edward Walsh He cared and loved his son as much as any other good parent out there. We are all vulnerable until we pay close attention.
If you suspect your child is in contact with a pederast, a child molester or predator, here are some simple steps to get your juices flowing to give you some ideas and what you would do or where you would start. The last thing you want to do is to express fear. Fear may come off to the child as anger and further push them away and into the claws of evil. Be gentle to your child, be candid and sound routine no matter your urge to express your true emotions
- Consider talking openly with your child about your suspicions. Tell your child about the dangers of computer-sex offenders and other child predators. The child must know that predators come in all ages, genders, professions and races.
- Review what is on your child's computer as often as you can. It is always a good idea to consult your local law enforcement about child computer monitoring, don't just ask a friend, coworker, relative, or other person you think maybe knowledgeable. Someone does it for a living at your local police station. Pornography or any kind of sexual communication is almost always a warning sign.
- Review you Caller ID regularly to determine who is calling your child. Review their text messaging history. Most telephone companies that offer Caller ID also offer a service that allows you to block your number from appearing on someone else's Caller ID. Telephone companies also offer an additional service feature that rejects incoming calls that you block. This rejection feature prevents computer-sex offenders or anyone else from calling your home anonymously.
- Devices can be purchased that show telephone numbers that have been dialed from your home phone. Additionally, the last number called from your home phone can be retrieved provided that the telephone is equipped with a redial feature. You will also need a telephone pager to complete this retrieval.
- Invest in on-line monitoring software. Your local computer store will have plenty of advice in that department
- Monitor your child's access to all types of live electronic communications (i.e., chat rooms, instant messages, Internet Relay Chat, etc.), and monitor your child's e-mail. Computer-sex offenders almost always meet potential victims via chat rooms. After meeting a child on-line, they will continue to communicate electronically often via e-mail. Findout how to retrieve chat transcripts and review them as much as you can.
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