The danger comes from instant messaging on phones, and also the exchange of pictures or video in both directions, as well as telephone calls, ... Now that a very large percentage of teens have cell phones, they're accessible away from home.

Some people consider Steve Jobs the Walt Disney of his generation. He understands technology, he understands entertainment and he certainly understands marketing.

They can attempt to search for their child's profile. Don't only search for them by name. Search by school. Don't overreact. Don't yank the modem out of the wall. Focus on the fact that if they're not careful, they're a sitting duck. Don't get into value judgments about their taste and their issues. Knives in the hands of a chef can to productive things. But knives in the hands of a child who isn't trained to use it can be dangerous.

We were making progress largely because parents and kids became more aware of the dangers.

They may have clocks but they don't have calendars in them. By and large most of the systems in the home will work just fine.

Parents are right to be concerned with what happens in chat rooms, ... The Internet has opened the door for predators to reach children. They have an enormous opportunity that was not there before.