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      Chat rooms can be a great place for kids and teens to meet people and discover new ideas. But many chat rooms can be dangerous, and kids are the target of many online predators. For this reason alone it is important for kids to stay safe in chat rooms and only go in chat rooms that are specifically designed and protected for kids and teens. AOL and Yahoo Chat are two such chat hosts that have specific chat rooms designed for kids.
      Children must learn how to stay safe in chat rooms. For one, teach your children never to give their real name or location. If someone asks for a location, tell them to tell the state name only. Not everyone is who they say they are so to guard your child against predators and tell them never to give out any personal information to strangers. Also, make sure that your child never meets anyone from online in person without you going with them. Predators may try to meet children in real life for bad reasons, so make sure they are protected against this. Lastly, make sure your children are in monitored chat rooms. Monitors keep the chat safe and monitor what the kids are saying. Yet, the monitor is not able to tell if someone who says they are 13 years old really is in fact 13 years old, so make sure to give your children the tips they need to stay safe while chatting.

Top Sites:
- www.kidsturncentral.com/chatindex.htm is a safe, monitored kids chat.
- http://www.protectkids.com/parentsafety/imchatips.htm has more tips for parents to protect their kids.

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     Online chat is any kind of communication that occurs over the Internet. This can range from on one on chat to text based conference to instant messaging. Many online services offer online chat and messaging, and it is easy to find these services for free. One of the most common forms of chat occurs in chat rooms where users can communicate with one other simultaneously.
      A chat room is a place online where people can get together and talk in text based format in real time. People may go to a chat room to chat about a certain subject, or may go just to talk to others. By signing into a chat room, you chose a name that people can see you by. Some chat rooms, in addition to talking as a group, allow users to chat in private messages. A private message is a one on one conversation between two people in the chat room that only they can see. This is beneficial if you want to get to know one certain member in the chat without others seeing your conversation.

Top Sites:
- http://search.about.com/fullsearch.htm?terms=chat%20room has more information and links to facts about chat rooms
- http://www.aim.com/chats.adp are the AOL chat rooms available to internet users
- http://messenger.yahoo.com/chat.php are the yahoo chat rooms available to internet users

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