r a family is necessary to raising their children. Today it is possible to get information on nearly anyone via the Internet. Crimes such as hacking and identity theft are the main concerns of these families. Children may accidentally give out family information to marketers by filling out their on-line surveys. Many families believe that they could prevent these things from happening by shutting off contact with the Internet. This is a very dramatic solution, and when this is done the family is being cut off from much needed resources.Technology is changing the setting in which children are raised and the way that adults receive support and understanding. The biggest problem of the Internet for adolescents is that they have access to on-line pornography. Pornography has the potential to damage the children’s innocent minds. There are many programs such as Surf Nanny, Net Nanny that restrict the areas of the Internet that children will be allowed to access. OneKey is a search engine that assures parents that it is a kid safe web page. It only provides links to sites that the staff has certified are suitable for children. There is also available information on bomb making, hate groups, and literature that can be harmful. Some sites glorify deviant behaviors and prison criminals. Bomb making information can also be found in any Library, but the fact that children can access it while quietly working in their room is what scares people. Some children while on-line may encounter predators. These predators could use different identities and the children may be told that they are there age and give them information that could endanger them and other family members. There is a program that will help prevent this. It provides the option of automatically forwarding their children’s e-mail and chat room messages to the parents. This will give the parents the ability to notice any odd information and stop any potential ...
