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Preface
Your child knows more about the Internet
than you do. You are denying the previous statement, hanging your head
in abject shame, or agreeing. We are not conditioned to face the fact
that our child can out wit us. We have taught our son or daughter how to
walk, talk, use the toilet, and set him or her on their way to becoming
responsible adults.
To face the reality that we are completely outmatched on the Internet is
not only disconcerting, but also critical for the safety of our child. I
discovered two critical elements about Internet use, parents, and
children.
The first, our children were more knowledgeable about the Internet than
we, and the second, there was a great deal of information regarding
Internet safety online, but a large percentage of parents were not
online savvy. These two factors were alarming. Parents who were
proficient on the Internet had access to the security measures, but the
majority of parents did not share the same level of expertise as their
children.
No Child Is Safe, is what I like to call a “back-pocket book”. When your
child uses a term you are not familiar with, pick up this book, scour
the glossary and exclaim, “ah…so this is what that means.”
The focus of, No Child Is Safe, is prevention of Internet crime and the
level of severity ranges from an illicit e-mail to physical abduction,
both extremes are an assault on your child’s purity.
No Child Is Safe, is written in language a parent with little computer
knowledge can understand. This is not a technical manual, nor is it a
law enforcement guide on crime prevention. This is a book devoted to the
simple, some times time consuming, common sense approach, you as a
parent can arm yourself with against the very real threat against your
child.
Internet crime against children is the number one crime against children
outranking all others. The Internet predator is a vital threat to your
child and you can bet they are as proficient on the computer as your
child and a whole lot smarter. You owe it to yourself to be as
proficient and smart as they, but more importantly, you owe it to your
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