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The Facts Parents Can't Afford To Ignore

Internet Safety And MySpace.Com

"MySpace now has 87 million total users. More than 20 million children are on MySpace." (MySpace.Com)

"51 percent of teens surveyed said they had been contacted by a stranger on MySpace.com"(Fresno State University, 2006)

What Parents Must Know About MySpace.Com

Chat Rooms And Instant Messages

"89% of sexual solicitations were made in either chat rooms or Instant Messages."
(Pew Study reported in JAMA, 2001).

What Parents Must Know About Chat Rooms

Internet Safety And Online Predators

"Approximately one in five children received a sexual solicitation or approach over the Internet in the last year"

"About 25% of the youth who encountered a solicitation or approach told a parent."
(Center For Missing And Exploited Children)

What Parents Must Know About Online Predators

Internet Safety And Personal Information

"40% of Teens said they have posted personal information about themselves on the Internet so others can see it and contact them"
(Pew Internet)

Internet Safety And Online Slang

A survey of parents knowledge of online lingo showed that "57% don’t know LOL (laughing out loud), 68% don’t know BRB (be right back), and 92% don’t know A/S/L (age/sex/location)"

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