>> The Houston dot com is faster than ever don’t believe
us try it.
>> It is a big deal that a
priority for us to stay at home
as
as much as possible and that means
lots of time on the Internet is
a valuable tool for us during
this
this critical time. It’s also good
place for those who are up to
no good and are trying to
entrap you as well. Joining me
is right man
Kerry owes the CEO of crime
stoppers of Houston and Rhonda
I know that mostly we talked
with you on crime stoppers
about a lot of different things
but now we’re talking
about that trying to help the
bad guys in a different kind of
way talk about how you
transition, what crime stoppers
is doing now to be available
online to help parents and
students during this time avoid
some of the issues that they
can run into online.
>> Oh my goodness well like
everybody else we
found ourselves having to
quickly stop in and adjust and
re because of what’s going on
with this pandemic and crime
stoppers of Houston is
the neighborhood safety
nonprofit it’s your
neighborhood public safety
nonprofit and it was critical
to us that we were there for
kids and
kids and parents now now more than ever
so you know there’s the whole
concept of crime and what takes
place on the streets that
people often forget that a lot
of victimization happens right
in your home and a lot of it is
through
through kids being on line
talking to who knows who you
know from God knows where so we
really felt it was critical
that we created content
specifically for kids who are
All day in content for parents
who need to fill that and I’m
just took for them
to have tools and tricks and
strategies but also as an
educational tool and wants to
do everything online and we
need to talk about it.
>> And what form does that take
what you said make it available
to parents
to parents and students.
and students. >> Every form and we do live
webinars view zoom so we
have a calendar on our website
crying dash stoppers style or
you can go to today and see
what class we have coming up
for next week we’re doing
private sessions through see
him
him but we’re also doing a lot of a
digital shorts, a lot of
writing a lot of
blogs and social media we’re
using every TV interviews were
using every possible tool to
get the message out now more
than ever.
than ever. >> This is a time when
parents are in many cases I
probably better way to use the
word but forced to spend a lot
more time in close quarters
with their kids.
But in this case is actually a
good thing is it not that
parents are close by they can
kind of keep a watchful eye
when they might not otherwise
be able to
do so.
do so. >> Listen I I I have to be
honest and say it’s a stressful
time, I’m a mom of 3. And I’m
running crime stoppers and so
I’m home managing theirs
school work and managing her
office so it is stressful, but
it is a wonderful time to
reconnect with your kids into
actually cars and look at what
they’re doing
they’re doing I myself was surprised to see
how advanced my kids with their
social media, not socially us
exactly but with their online
news. At one point I want to my
daughter who is 11 and she was
talking to
talking to for friends. I’m on line is you
just near each other and I said
you know I didn’t realize you
had to do this person or a do
it and so it was good for me to
do a check of my own family, my
own kids and say OK well,
how are you using this when are
you using this is it who else
is allowed on this visual chat
because you know it’s important
now our kids are doing their
work. Line they’re researching
online. They’re going to videos
to
to fake singer contents online
they also need to socialize
they have this is in their
friends so they have to have a
visual way of doing that sort
talking to parents were talking
to kids about the
safe way the right way to
engage and what’s actually
critical right
critical right now you.
now you. >> We have a great relationship
this crime stoppers of course
with law enforcement agencies
around including the cyber
crimes unit there and then what
they look for what kind of
things and know that you have
the information on the Web site
we’re going to send people to
that that it’s a moment, what
kind of things you tell
parents that are red flags
about some things that might
not be what their kids should
be looking at. Absolutely we
cover
cover everything for.
everything for. >> First of all what is normal
usage where are their kids
online what are the most
popular app to the surprise.
You know again myself included
parents
parents least track there they quickly
can become out of touch with
what their kids are actually
using
using on mine. But then what are
hitting within those apps so I
always talk about just the
easiest one shocker as snapchat
everybody’s heard of snapchat
we know our kids use it but a
lot of parents don’t realize
there’s something called snap.
Now that literally gives other
people can any connections here
have on
have on the app real time information
on exactly where your child is
now all of us are right now,
but it also allows predators
are
are people better, not well meaning
to know exactly where your
child lives if they’re on
snapchat while they’re at home.
When we when we get out of this
crisis, it follows your
children at school it follows
your children acting out a new
job or babysitting it Sir
running a memorial Park.
There it there differences
within each app that we walk
here in stir.
But also credit or strategies,
you know what do they do to
gain access church how to start
by be friending knows that your
child knows those
start building this sort of
sense of security so we may
actually go to target or to be
friends your child just your
troubles Elmo I don’t know him
when a lot of friends in common
will take time they’ll start
monitoring what type of
conversation, your kids are
happening if they’re constantly
posting insta stories that
their border may be frustrated
with their younger siblings.
Don’t want to
clean House and will start to
slowly start to use that’s
funny I he cleaning my house to
Earth. You know we’re we’re
Harry she keeping in touch,
your friends, I don’t mind
chatting with huge huge
you video do you do you know
what I have for him to
use eccentrics.
use eccentrics. >> You know what I my kids are
in the House that grown and
they’ve got their own things
going on now, but I think I’m
going to go online because I
think
think it’s important passwords are
important as well that we
change to make sure that that’s
secure as well correct.
>> Absolutely and by
the way your kids do not have a
right to you know get a lot of
parents to save on their social
media screen. It’s there’s it’s
like a diary, no it’s actually
not like a diary entire
something you’re right in in
height and your bets, your
online usage is open for the
world in a lot of people have
and tensions when it comes to
young kids so know your kids
passwords and no every social
media. The ons don’t be naive
they’re the ones you see and
then there are safety Council
their accounts you don’t
know about right to the point
that you sit down have real
conversations. Thank you so
much this is really great
information and put this
information on.
information on. >> Our Web on our page actually
about the variety of ways you
can get this is a tip line of
course which should be used
if you have information about a
crime like to provide but
that’s and that’s 7, 1, 3, 2,
2, 2 tips or the main number 7,
1, 3, 5, 2 one 4600 or the best
way is just go to
the website private
events hyphen stoppers dot or
that’s a great way to do that
Rhonda thank you so much and
thank you for what
you do to go online and join
you for some women are just so
it can clean your virtual hug
and see you guys are not and