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Family Internet Safety:  Signs Your Child May Be at Risk

  • Child spends large amounts of time on-line, especially at night;

  • Pornography or obscene material is discovered on child’s computer;

  • You notice a child may receive phone calls from adults (hang ups when you pick up the phone, adults asking to speak with child); child makes calls to numbers you don’t recognize (be aware of who your child speaks with; use re-dial if necessary)

  • Child receives mail, gifts or packages from someone you don’t know;

  • Child turns monitor off or quickly changes screen on the monitor when you come into the room;

  • Child becomes withdrawn from family; and

  • Child uses online account belonging to someone else.