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To monitor or not to monitor kids online - that's a question millions of parents face. On the one hand, software for monitoring kids' behavior in the Web and other computer activities is a relief for ever-busy Moms and Dads. On the other hand, parents should be very careful when relying on software only in such a delicate matter as protection from child abuse in the Web. Monitoring software isn't a panacea. Software for parental control is a useful tool, only if applied right.

Parents usually worry about their kids visiting sites which are "questionable" or "inappropriate", for example, so-called adult content. And, of course, chatting online. What kids say in chat rooms, whom they communicate with and what they post on weblogs and other public Internet places can get them into much more serious trouble than just viewing porn. Sometimes, teenager post online their first and last names, postal addresses, phone numbers, pictures and give lots of personal information about themselves. It enables an online predator easily identify and find this teen.

Unfortunately, sex predators teem in cyberspace. Sometimes they immediately start sexually explicit conversations with children. If a kid or a teen is forewarned and taught to end such a conversation immediately, he or she is relatively safe, except for moral damage from such a talk.

But there are others. They gradually allure their future victims by attention, affection, kindness, and even gifts. These individuals usually devote much time, money, and energy to this process. They listen to and empathize with the kids' problems. They are aware of the latest music, hobbies, and interests of children. Some time later this person may succeed in arranging a face-to-face meeting with the kid offline - you can guess what for.

Using monitoring software to prevent child abuse will be appropriate if you feel you are losing control of the situation, or have lost it already. For example, your teenage son or daughter seems to be completely withdrawn from family. You don't know his/her friends well enough - maybe you even haven't seen them and doubt whether they exist at all. You have no idea whom he/she is chatting with. Your teenager receives phone calls from people you don't know or is making long-distance calls to numbers you don't recognize. Your son or daughter gets letters, gifts or packages from people you haven't heard of. Every day he/she spends hours on the computer, especially at night. When you enter the room he/she changes the screen. Maybe you found pornography on your child's computer. If your child uses an online account that belongs to someone else, you also should be alarmed.

Of course, there is a great variety of monitoring software products that can help. Their purposes may vary from simply recording the time the computer is on/off to logging every keystroke your kid makes. Use one of them if you are sure it is absolutely necessary. At any case, parents must care for their kids' safety - both offline and online.