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Signs that a child might be at risk on-line

PARENTS, look for the following signs that your child might be in danger:

  • Your child spends large amounts of time online, especially at night
  • You find pornography on your child's computer
  • Your child receives phone calls from people you don't know or is making calls, sometimes long distance, to numbers you don't recognize
  • Your child receives mail, gifts or packages from someone you don't know
  • Your child turns the computer monitor off, or quickly changes the screen on the monitor when you come into the room
  • Your child becomes withdrawn from the family
  • Your child is using an online account belonging to someone else
  • Your child willingly engages in or posts suggestive comments online
  • Your child posts suggestive and or provocative pictures of his or herself online
Follow the FBI-SOS roadmap to internet safety. Each link below is a helpful guide for parents to learn more about the dangers associated with the internet and the steps to take to protect their children in an online environment.
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