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The average child predator is male and over the age of 25. He could be considered “the guy down the street who kept to himself”. The loner type, very few friends and typically not married. A child predator most often has limited social skills, but a propensity to engage in conversation with an adolescent or child. This individual will tend to become shy with adults of his own age. He tends to seek out jobs that allow him to work around children, such as a baseball or basketball coach, Boy Scout leader, janitor or teacher at the school. Child predators usually see nothing wrong with their behavior. Child predators come from all walks of life, some are rich, some are poor, some are educated and some are not. They usually have a sexually abusive or violent background histories. Child predators will “target” numerous children at one time. Their words are cunning and they take their time to “groom” their victims. “Grooming” is done by showering their victims with gifts, signs of affection and anything else they can, in order to build trust and a relationship with potential victims. Once trust is built, blackmail and guilt are sometimes used to get the child to succumb to their demands. Business - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under business/finance/loan/mortgage category Computers - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under computer hardware/software/peripheral category Internet - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under webhosting/webdesign/internet marketing category Software - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under software category Web Design - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under web design/development category Web Hosting - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under web hosting category Web Promotion - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under search engine optimization/internet marketing category Web Resources - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under other web category Recreation - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under travel/hotel/cruise category Casino - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under online gambling/poker/blackjack/roulette category Health - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under online pharmacy/hospital/health category Shopping - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under online shopping/gift category Miscellaneous - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under all other categories
The Child Internet predator will utilize any or all of these techniques online. They will often times mask their age and state that they are around the same age as your child. They will stalk the Internet sites that most children and teens regularly visit. Hiding behind their computer screen, waiting patiently and then attacking their prey, our children. How can you tell if your child is at risk? Your child may turn off the computer suddenly when you enter the room. Your child may be receiving gifts from others that you do not know. They may become more secretive about what they are doing online and usually spend more than an hour a day on the Internet. You may see long distance phone numbers that you do not recognize or they may receive phone calls from people that you are not familiar with. These are all signs that your child may be at risk. |
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