The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital conducted a survey to determine what US parents thought were serious health threats to children. The results read kind of like the old Sesame Street's "One of these things is not like the other" segment. A quick glance at the top 10 reveals:

- Smoking
- Drug/Alcohol Abuse
- Teen Pregnancy
- The Internet
- School Violence

Wait, the Internet? Yes. The Internet. Not only was it on the list, it was ranked above school violence, sexually transmitted infection, and abuse and neglect, and essentially tied with teen pregnancy. And while it's true that a child can run into some danger on the internet -- often by revealing too much personal information on netoworking sites like MySpace -- it is far more likely that a child will be abused or abducted by a family member or a close family friend. The internet gets such a bad rap. Of course, one can assume that part of this result can be attributed to recent media attention, including the disturbing though ultimately unintentionally funny "To Catch a Predator" from Dateline. It's scary to see what these guys are intending to do, but it is hilarious to see these idiots try to logically justify why they're at a child's house in the middle of the night.