Decrease the risk if you are constantly monitoring them. i think parents getting into this have to think first, what am i going to do? there s a program that tells you whether another child has posted something insulting on your child s social network page. are you going to go after that kid? what about if a stranger contacts your child? are you going to call the police? in some states, it s actually a violation of privacy laws and wiretap laws for parents to install this because you get information about third parties who aren t your children, maybe an aunt or a teacher. never even thought about that, lori. let s take a look at some of the spyware that s out there for parents. you know kids.com. facebook and text sends parents alerts for inappropriate language and some tells what your children is tweeting, text photos, tagged in, also translates teen slang. i mean, there are so many parents out there who have no idea what is going on because their kids know more information than the