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What to do if you Suspect that Your Child is Communicating with an Online Predator.  
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Tags: Internet Saftey, Child Saftey, Kids Saftey, Internet Crime Prevention, Cyber Crime, Online Predators, Sexual Predators

As a parent in this ever growing world of technology you may find yourself faced with problems your parents would never have dreamed about. An online sexual predator is a very dangerous threat to your child's safety. If you suspect that your child has been communicating with one here are some tips for you.

	Consider talking openly with your child about your suspicions. Tell them about the dangers of computer-sex offenders.
	Review what is on your child's computer. If you don't know how, ask a friend, coworker, relative, or other knowledgeable person. Pornography or any kind of sexual communication can be a warning sign.
	Use the Caller ID service to determine who is calling your child. 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.
	This is done using a numeric-display pager and another phone that is on the same line as the first phone with the redial feature. Using the two phones and the pager, a call is placed from the second phone to the pager. When the paging terminal beeps for you to enter a telephone number, you press the redial button on the first (or suspect) phone. The last number called from that phone will then be displayed on the pager.
	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.

Lister: Andrea
Source: FBI

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