You need to be
more careful than ever when it comes to protecting your kids on the internet.
That’s the word from a new study in the journal Pediatrics. According to the “Growing
Up with Media” survey, researchers have found that victimization online is more
likely to occur through instant messaging and in chat rooms. 1,600 children
were in the study. 15% reported unwanted sexual solicitation in that time, with
about 1/4 of those occurring on a social networking site. One-third reported
online harassment, that’s a quarter of the incidents occurring on a social
networking site. The breakdown of the reported incidents: 43% via instant
messaging, 32% in chat rooms. Harassment was more common in instant messaging,
55% of incidents. In case you were wondering, the experts suggest parents
should monitor all the time.
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