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Children are at risk online. The statistics below illustrate the very real dangers they face together with general demographics of the adoption of the Internet within the US. There's no replacement for good parental guidance in managing children's Internet activities, yet by using a good parental control software program it can help parents effectively reinforce house rules and protect children when parents can't be there.

US Demographic Statistics

66% of households with children aged 6-17yrs have a computer and Internet access
US CensusBureau

In 2000 there were 25m children online in the US, by 2005 it is predicted to increase by 70%
Crimes Against Children Research Center

Children's Internet Use at Home

7% of children aged 3-5yrs
25% of children aged 6-11yrs
48% of children aged 12-17yrs
US CensusBureau

Parents online 45 million
Number of online mothers 24 million
Number of online fathers 21 million
Parents Online Study

Online Activity Statistics

20% of children encounter a sexual approach or solicitation online
Youth Internet Survey

22% of solicitations to children occurred whilst at someone else's home.
Crimes Against Children Research Center

25% of children are exposed to unwanted pictures of naked people or people having sex.
Youth Internet Survey

One in 17 children are threatened or harassed online
Youth Internet Survey

23% children report that they are very or extremely upset by sexual exposures online
Youth Internet Survey

89% of solicitations occur in chat rooms or Instant Messages.
Pew Study

75% of children are online four or more days per week and 72% of children spend more than 2 hours on a typical day online.
Youth Internet Survey

One in thirty-three children receive an aggressive sexual solicitation - a solicitor who asked to meet them somewhere called them on the telephone; sent them regular mail, money, or gifts.
Youth Internet Survey

73% of exposures occur while children are search or surfing the Internet, 7% involve violence in addition to nudity and sex and 17% are exposed to inappropriate sites by misspelling a website address.
Youth and Society

Pornographers disguise their sites (i.e. 'stealth' sites) with common brand names to entrap children
Cyveillance Study

43% or children exposed to inappropriate sites did not disclose it to any one.
Youth and Society

19% of children reported at lease one symptom of stress after being exposed to inappropriate sites.
Youth and Society

Only 17% of youth and 11% of parents could name a specific authority such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), CyberTipline, or an Internet Service Provider to which they could report an Internet crime.
Youth Internet Survey

66% of youth and parents agree that children know more about the Internet than their parents do.
Parents Online Study

84% of parents said adults should be extremely concerned about children being exposed to sexual material on the Internet
Youth and Society

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