As schools close their doors for the summer, many children head off to camp or spend their days at community swimming pools.  But with their days often wide-open, many kids will also have more time to spend on the family computer, often unsupervised. 

While parents, of course, need to take an active role in keeping their children safe online year round, the summer is a good time to highlight ways to do just that.  Which is why we created Summer Safety Week, May 18^th – 24^th, and will meet with state officials and child advocates to educate parents and children about the potential danger of newer technologies, like social networking sites, pdas and mapping systems (think Facebook and Street View).  Internet predators, sadly, can use sites like these to take advantage of unsuspecting children. 

More details on our Summer Safety awareness campaign will be available in the coming weeks.  If you would like to contact us or receive emails about Stop Internet Predators click here. 

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