Comments on: Online Friendship Leads to Abduction and Torture http://teencheckup.com/parentalsupervision/online-friendship-leads-to-abduction-and-torture/ Protecting and Inspiring Your Children Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:25:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: KenS http://teencheckup.com/parentalsupervision/online-friendship-leads-to-abduction-and-torture/#comment-266 KenS Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:53:01 +0000 http://teencheckup.com/?p=740#comment-266 I agree fear mongering is bad... but why play down reality? True the statistics may be low of kids that actually fall victim, but that doesn't mean the sickos aren't out there? If you have 50 kids playing on a field where there is a ton of broken glass and rusty nails, only 1 kid may get hurt, but you can't deny the fact that the glass and nails are there and every child is at risk. if the parents make the kids wear knee and elbow pads, the risk is reduced. If you are a parent and your child is forming a relationship online that is serious enough to reach a point where they meet in real life and you DON'T know about it - you’re a very very bad parent. Certainly not one that deserves to exist in the 21st century. I agree fear mongering is bad… but why play down reality? True the statistics may be low of kids that actually fall victim, but that doesn’t mean the sickos aren’t out there? If you have 50 kids playing on a field where there is a ton of broken glass and rusty nails, only 1 kid may get hurt, but you can’t deny the fact that the glass and nails are there and every child is at risk. if the parents make the kids wear knee and elbow pads, the risk is reduced.

If you are a parent and your child is forming a relationship online that is serious enough to reach a point where they meet in real life and you DON’T know about it - you’re a very very bad parent. Certainly not one that deserves to exist in the 21st century.

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