Talk to your child about the important facts about social networking. Being open and communicating with your child is key. Talk about how important it is to be careful about comments being made by possible predators. Be very careful about how you talk to your child, be respectful toward their feelings. Review your child's list of contacts and friends, let them tell you the names of these friends. Pay close attention to how secretive your child may be and if he/she closes out of the computer when you step into the room. Check out your child's profile and make sure it's appropriate. Predator's take interest in inappropriate detailed profiles. If you feel your child is a target, delete their profile and start another for them. Web-cams do nothing but bring trouble. There is software to install into computers to monitor your child's activities on the computer.
