Do you know what your children are doing online?<\/p>\n
With the internet, many parents have become more careful in the time they allow their children to spend online. Parents monitor the sites kids are visiting and have restrictions set on their computers. In some cases the kids get past those restrictions and meet adults online. While this happens, many parents are trying harder to combat this issue.<\/p>\n
Cue Xbox Live. <\/p>\n
A few days ago we subscribed to Xbox Live. My husband and brother in law wanted to play Halo 3 online and see what else they could find to distract them from their manly stresses. (insert a chuckle here, I know what they do all day) I didn\u2019t mind, thought it would be fun.<\/p>\n
Imagine our horror when we heard some sad sack hitting on a 13 year old girl! The horror wasn\u2019t really from the man hitting on her, it stemmed mainly from the fact that she gave him information on where she lived. State, home town, and the name of the apartment building. Anyone plugged in to that particular scenerio could hear her.<\/p>\n
Scary stuff. Parents should think twice before buying a younger teen a subscription to Xbox Live or at least monitor the child\u2019s gaming activities. Children must be responsible enough to not relate their personal information to anyone who asks.<\/p>\n
Predators will use any outlet to reach their target. When you use Xbox Live, remember that it is the same as the internet where any number of people came meet and chat together. Some of the people do not have the best of intentions. I cannot stress this enough: Teach your children to never, ever give out their home address, school location, or real name to people met online or via Xbox Live. (or any other platform with interweb capabilities) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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