Oklahoma parents learn how to guard kids online
Calvin Weeks, founder and president of the Teens Against Predators Foundation, sits in his office. Photo by Jaconna Aguirre, The Oklahoman
NORMAN — Parents — and grandparents — need to get on Facebook and MySpace; they need to learn how to text message, how to "Twitter” and how to use camera phones.
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BY THE NUMBERS
More than
30 million
Children in the U.S. who use the Internet
97 percent
Percentage of child predators who first "met” their victims online.
65 percent
Percentage of incidents that happen in chat rooms.
24 percent
Percentage of incidents that happen in instant messaging.
1 in 4
Ratio of children ages 10 to 17 have who had an unwanted exposure to sexually explicit pictures.
1 in 17
Ratio of children who have been threatened or harassed.
1 in 33
Ratio of children who have received an aggressive sexual solicitation.
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For more information, call 801-3399 or go online to tapfoundation.org.
Source: Teens Against Predators Foundation
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