There are thieves and predators that wait behind the scenes of the sites you usually visit and they aren’t just people waiting to harass your children; some of them are after the parents themselves. If cyberbullying does not involve children it is then called cyber stalking. This can have all the symptoms of cyberbullying and can even have similar if not worse repercussions. There are even cases where they steal passwords and other information that others would rather keep private.
Cybercrime
The real threat is what people do with the pilfered information they take from unsuspecting citizens enjoying the web. Identity theft is a serious crime and leads to: money taken out of bank accounts and even credit scores being dropped.
Child Protection
Besides cyberbullying and sexting problem there are even still other threats to your child's well being such as pornography, illicit websites, and hate sites. Practice visiting only secure sites, If one does visit an insecure site, avoid sharing personal information Be more careful or limit the information that is shared on social networks Be more careful where and when you log in to secure sites Change your passwords frequently
The simplest ways to prevent your child from navigating to inappropriate sites are Child locks on web browsers and search engines Site evaluation web pages that tell you how appropriate each site is Surfing the web with your child is most advisable.
Some Popular Kid-Safe websites are:
http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/
http://www.ala.org/