Because Internet safety for kids is so important, we launched this site (in part) to help pre-teens learn responsibility and safe Internet practices before they take flight as teens. These are some statistics flying around we think you want to be aware of from a 2007 Teen Internet Survey conducted by Children's Advocate John Walsh, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Cox Communications.
- 71% of adolescents have set up online profiles
- 69% of these adolescents get online personal messages from people they do not know on a regular basis. Even more scarily, most of them do not tell a parent or another trusted adult about it.
- 64% of youth post photos or videos of themselves online, and almost all don't really think about who might be viewing them. 56% post info about where they live. Nearly 10% has posted their cell phone number online.
- Overall, 19% of adolescents report they have been harassed or bullied online, Girls are more likely to be harassed or bullied than boys.
- Adolescents with parents who have talked to them "a lot" about online safety are less likely to consider going to meet with someone they met on the Internet.
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A note to parents: Internet use is a privilege, not a right. You should be proactive about your child's online activities. As kids become increasingly active online, the potential risk of them falling prey to online predators increases as well.
Proper monitoring of kids' online interactive activities can establish an atmosphere of trust. You should also be open to learning about technology so you can keep up with your children. Understanding how your children use the Internet will give you a better idea of the risks they may face. KidzRocket will be your partner, empowering you to keep your children safe.
KidzRocket is a social networking site for children, full of interactive activities your kids will enjoy. You can relax, knowing that Internet safety for kids is what KidzRocket is about.
KidzRocket is the safest social networking site designed for pre-teens. A child safe network parents can rely on to deliver a fun and safe Internet experience to their kids.
Kids should be able to enjoy the social freedom offered by technology without fear of predators, strangers, or bullies. Parents should feel secure that their kids are safe on the Internet. Kids should also be able to earn increasing privileges and freedom as their parents feel more comfortable that their child uses good judgment and is able to take care of himself or herself.
One of the more difficult things for parents to do is know how much freedom to give to their pre-teen children as opposed to how much protection to provide them while they are moving to adolescence. There are so many things that can seriously threaten young people online from predators to misinformation to adult-only content. KidzRocket believes that parents should have tools to protect their child. Internet security for your kids is our business.
Parents should be able to build trust with their children in a safe and protected environment. Parents should also be empowered to set online boundaries for their kids to keep them safe on the Internet.
Most parents give increasing privileges and freedom as they feel more comfortable that their child uses good judgment and is learning to take care of himself or herself. Parents can feel confident that our child safe network will teach kids how to safely use this powerful resource.
One compelling reason this site exists is because of our Company's concern for the safety of children online. If kids are merely looking to join a social networking site, we realize there are many other sites to choose from. But not all these networks aim to keep kids safe. The Internet, for KidzRocket is all about being a secure space for kids and their parents. It's a fun atmosphere, too.
Many members of our mission control team are parents, too. We designed KidzRocket based on what we wanted for our now adolescent explorers, but didn't see on any other social networking sites built with our child's Internet security in the forefront. Our tweens want to go off and boldly explore new worlds but, it's a fact, complete freedom just isn't safe. Our responsibility to them as parents was to design this site to protect them while still granting them freedom that is controlled, yet, doesn't feel confined.
