SAFE: Stopping sexual abuse.
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Internet Safety Information Safety on the Internet and Mobile Phones Some child abusers try to find and groom children using Internet or phone chat rooms or mobile phones. They may make contact with children on-line, groom them (sometimes several at one time) and arrange to meet them later off-line. Sometimes teenagers, looking for sexual contact on-line, are found by adults looking for children to abuse. There are several organisations which provide a range of excellent advice to parents and children about SAFE behaviour on-line. Generally speaking, open communication between parents and children which encourages children and teenagers to critically evaluate what they are seeing or being asked to do on-line is the most successful long-term strategy for keeping children safe on-line. A New Zealand organisation that provides excellent advice is NetSafe. Click here to visit the NetSafe website. Click here to go to the SAFE Safety Information page. Pornography on the Internet There is a large quantity of pornography on the Internet; many images are extremely graphic and sexually violent. Some of the Internet pornography traffic is so extreme that it is illegal to possess in New Zealand; most often these images are of children being abused. What effect does viewing such material have on young people? Curiosity may lead a young person to a pornography site, but how does he or she react to the material there? Parents, school staff and others who work with young people may be unsure as to what is 'normal' behaviour for young people when it comes to pornography, and what is behaviour that should cause real concern. You can get more information on INTERNET SAFETY from the NETSAFE web site or email them at queries@netsafe.org.nz |
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