Summer is a time for fun, activities and being alert; monitoring your child’s use of the internet during the summer months
We know criminals are out there, waiting to find us, manipulate and abuse us. We can grab the bull by the tail and be pulled about, or we can grab the horns and redirect our life situations. Being aware, alert and ready to act for our family’s benefit and safety is key.
Now that summer is upon us all, we should perhaps become much more aware of the dangers that exist when unsupervised children and teenagers begin to enjoy their summer breaks. One particular threat that exists is sex trafficking, especially for children and teenagers who have unrestricted access to social media and the internet.
Sex traffickers commonly use online sites and the internet to “groom” their potential victims, usually in places such as social media platforms, online gaming sites and chat rooms targeting children. These predators are well trained in searching out and exploiting victims’ vulnerabilities, which include children who are online without adult supervision.
A chat may begin, with the traffickers developing a limited relationship with the unsupervised child. To lure their victims, sex traffickers create fake social media profiles, so they appear as children to their victims. These criminals especially target children who don’t hav
