Online
privacy isn't around anymore. Children aren't aware of who is on the internet
waiting for them to be an easy target. Social media is
where children spend the majority of their time these days. Children don't
hangout at the zoo's, amusement parks etc. Pedophiles are where children are
and that is online, whether its on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, gaming site
etc. “ It is believed that more than half a million
pedophiles are online every day” (Wings). Half a million pedophiles are waiting
for children every day, so as parents we need to educate them with what is out
on the web and who is out there.
As parents we need to be
aware of what our child may be up to with social media. We all want to
think our children are perfect, but in reality no one is perfect and they could be
doing things that could be harming their life. For example children do make
Facebooks that they can be "friends" with their parents on, but then
have another account for their real "friends". In this case the
second profile their parents don't know about and could be "friends"
with people they don't know (pedophiles). Their child could be chatting with
who they think is their friend on Facebook, but really isn't. This is how
children get caught up in bad situations. For more information about child
pedophiles.
