Protect Your Kids from Identity Theft

As a parent,you are committed to protecting your children. You do your best to shield them from all harm,But how do you protect your children from Identity Thieves?

Steps

 * 1) Learn that at birth, as soon as your child receives a Social Security number, he or she is at risk. According to the Federal Trade Commission more than 20,000 thousand children and teens were victims of Identity Theft in 2008.
 * 2) Educate children as early as possible. It's important to protect private information such as their SSNs and other identifying information.
 * 3) Monitor a child's credit. It needs to be monitored throughout their childhood because if a child has a credit file history, it may be an indicator of Identity Theft or fraud.

Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVZqNSWvdj8&NR=1

Tips

 * Education, early detection and expert consultation can be a powerful package of tools in minimizing the risk of becoming a victim of Identity Theft.

Warnings

 * Remember you cannot stop Identity Theft, but you can prevent yourself from from going through the frustration and aggravation by protecting yourself and your minor children with a complete wall of protection around you should the unthinkable happen.

Things You'll Need

 * Some type of monitoring service in place, even if you believe that it won't happen to you and your kids.

Sources and Citations

 * http://www.prepaidlegal.com/idt/alonsodee