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Are you worried about your children and what they do on the Internet when you aren't looking? You should be. Internet predators and incidents involving those that are met on the internet are increasing at an alarming rate. Here are some tips on child internet safety for you parents and some news on a special, yet controversial, software that can help to keep you child safe.

Some of the risks that are out there on the Internet are exposure to inappropriate material which would include things that are pornographic and violent in nature, Physical molestation caused from inappropriate use of chat and email software. This is a huge problem because the sexual predators see the young people who are unattended online as easy prey. There is also something that is fairly new that is known as cyber bullying. This problem generally comes from services like myspace and other places where children and teens tend to gather online. It's easier and faster now to spread harmful rumors about other youngsters on the Internet that it ever was on the phone.

So what is the answer to all of this? Of course you aren't going to be able to be there physically at all times to monitor everything that is done online. But there is a way that you can make sure that nothing inappropriate is being done, and to monitor internet activity from a distance. By using special internet spy software that runs hidden in the background you are able to log everything that your child does online including chat sessions, keystroke recording and password logging. These programs are rather controversial in nature but they do help to keep your loved ones safe from danger online if they are used in the way in which they were intended.