Many state legislatures meet during the first few months of the year and most are now winding down. Every year a new crop of laws are introduced regarding online sexual predators. This year Wisconsin is taking the lead in penalizing online predators. Their proposed law would double the penalty for predators who actually meet a child in person. You can read the article here:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/87398752.html

While it is great that lawmakers are passing tougher laws, nothing substituted parental involvement and education. If you haven’t talked to your kids about Internet safety, do it as soon as you can.