You see it in the news more and more, our children on social networking sites being preyed on by men for illicit encounters or worse. Criminals no longer need to hide in the woods or claim they’ve lost a puppy to ensnare children, they can simply hide behind a fake name on a computer. So how can we keep our kids safe from online predators?

The computer age moves very rapidly, because of this many parents don’t keep up and kids do. This does not mean however that parents cannot keep their children safe online. To help keep your children safe while surfing online here are some tips:

* Don’t set up computers behind closed doors, but put them in public areas. With mom and dad spur-radically walking by and checking on them kids are less likely to visit wrong web sites.

* Talk to kids about the risks of meeting people online and revealing personal information online. And keep the lines of communication with your children open. Ask about the Web sites they visit and who they talk to online. Parents should have the same amount of interest in a child?s online friends as they do for friends kids bring home.

* Children need set rules of where they can visit online and what to do if inappropriate sites are accidently visitted.

* Inappropriate sites can be limitted by installing a filter.

A high speed filter called Clean Internet can keep out unwanted adult content. In order to get around the filter an e-mail or call to technical support is required. Clean Internet is easy to install and doesn’t slow down your internet connection.

The service is compatible with wireless, dial-up, cable and DSL providers as well as both Windows and Mac computers. If a child wants to view content from a blocked site, like a social networking page, he or she must first request permission from parents. Adults simply e-mail technical support and, within minutes, appropriate content can be viewed by the entire family.

No one wants their child to make the headlines in this manner. Don’t let your children go unprotected. Sign up for Clean Internet?s high-speed Internet filtering today.