Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Discussing Online Predators


This Fall a new movie, Finding Faith, will open nationwide in theaters. The movie is based on actual events of how a girl fell prey to an online predator and how the family survived through faith.  The film is being filmed right now and has not been rated. The film is supposed to warn parents and children about the dangers lurking online. This may be a good film to help open the lines of communications between parents and children. It is difficult for some parents to start a conversation about the dangers of the world because how do you begin such a conversation. Though, it is critical to discuss the online dangers with children because children are being raised in the digital age. Here are some quick statistics about children using technology:
  • eMarketer reported about 15 percent of children under the age of 11 have their own cell phone
  • The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project reported last summer that 16 percent of teens, ages 12 to 17 years old, who are online used Twitter, doubling the number from two years earlier

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