{{Short description|Annual event on child Internet safety}} The '''Tween Summit''' is a yearly event hosted by the NCMEC, Cox Communications, and John Walsh where young people aged 8–14 and their parents gather in Washington DC to discuss internet safety.<ref name=lvrj>[http://www.lvrj.com/business/25749419.html Las Vegas Review Journal]</ref>
==Topics at the 3rd Annual event in 2008== John Walsh and Lauren Nelson, Miss America 2007 hosted the discussion which covered research on the behavior of young people, primarily those between the ages of eight and twelve.
===Results of Survey=== * 73% of tweens report that their parents have talked to them "''a lot''" about internet safety<ref name="reuters71408">[https://archive.today/20130201133510/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS91268+14-Jul-2008+PRN20080714 Reuters Article] July 14, 2008</ref> * 96% tell their parents at least some of what they do online<ref name="reuters71408" /> :* 79% tell their parents everything<ref name="reuters71408" /> * 91% of those who tell someone when they receive online messages from strangers reach out to mom and dad<ref name="reuters71408" /> * 91% are online by age 9<ref name="reuters71408" /> * 27% admit to lying about their age online<ref name=safeteenonline>[http://www.safeteensonline.com/ Safe Teens Online July 22, 2008]</ref> * One in ten have responded to and chatted online with people they do not know<ref name=commercialappeal>[http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jul/23/kids-8-12-run-risks-as-they-tread-web/ Commercial Appeal July 23, 2008]</ref> * One in five have posted personal info about themselves on the internet<ref name=cdispatch>[http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/national_world/stories/2008/07/23/Internet_tweens_COX.ART_ART_07-23-08_A2_HCAQQGO.html?sid=101 Columbus Dispatch July 28, 2008]</ref> * The number of kids online nearly even triples from ages eight to ten and eleven to fourteen<ref name=safeteenonline />
==See also== * ThinkUKnow
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.missingkids.com/ The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children] * [http://www.Cox.com/TakeCharge Cox Take Charge Website] * [http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/media/annual-cox-communications-national-summit-internet-safety-provides-key/ Fox Business July 22, 2008]
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