Parents face increasing difficulties protecting kids from online perils


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  • Friday, 03 Nov 2017

Be vigilant and talk with your children about the dangers of internet predators. (Common Sense Media)

After weeks of concern over her daughter's social media use, Kim Faulkner sat down with the 11-year-old last month to explain what had happened just 30 miles away: 14-year-old Tristan Dilley was found dead in her Buna home. 

Faulkner, who lives in Orange County, said Dilley's death escalated a conversation she already was having with her daughter Presley about how much time she was spending in a virtual world. 

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