I agree with you about the hackers, I have yet to encounter one, but it could happen. I have two teens and monitored their every move online. They are on their own now, and I just have my youngest with me, but have his id setup to monitor him when he is online, and the provider I use also has it setup to notify me by email about what my little does online. But he is a good boy and gets online basically to play his games, and I am usually in the room with him. When he gets older it will be a bit harder to control unless I let him know I can find out what he is doing online and maybe that will deter him from being mischieveous online. He has taught himself as well as learned from school how to use the computer, and sometimes teaches me something new, which can be enlightening. We need more parents to be aware of what our children are doing online.