Now that summer is winding down, children are heading back to school and parents must unfortunately return to a more routine work schedule. That leaves after-school hours (before parents return home from work) for children to spend plenty of time on the Internet, unsupervised.  Here are some scary facts from a recent study:

One in five tweens post information about themselves online, including pictures, the city they live in, and how old they are.

37 percent of 11- and 12-year-olds admit to posting a fake age online.

34 percent of 11- and 12-year-olds have a profile on a social networking site. Tweens with social networking profiles post more online and face greater exposure to unknown contacts and online bullying.

28 percent have been contacted by strangers online.

Here is a website which features information and software designed to help you protect your kids online: http://www.internetsafety.com