Pornography and Social Networking Sites

When you hear about 55 individuals from 20 different countries including the United States were using social networking sites to exchange child pornography, it makes you think twice about the Internet. When the Internet was first commercialized in 1995, it was not for the purpose of child pornography. But here we are 17 years later with all the real life dangers lurking online. The Internet is an amazing digital age tool that has had an extreme impact on our culture in both good and bad ways. 

With children going up today with a laptop, iPad or smartphone in their lap, parents really need to establish an open line of communication with their children from the very beginning. As our children go up and start learning and experiencing all the different facets of life, it is only natural for our tweens not to want to open up to the parents and talk about uncomfortable situations but at the same time, it is one of the most important times for children to talk with parents.