Due to the growing concern of safety issues when it comes to kids and teens online, we cannot ignore anymore the fact that we need to involve ourselves more in protecting them online. But how do you do that subtly but effectively without affecting the privacy of your child?
Besides the highly useful and effectiveness of the internet, like even searching for jobs online or paying bills, accessing your bank account online, we have to realize that there is much more to internet than this.Your child can and may be doing more than just doing research for a school project. They may be using online chat rooms, private instant messaging programs, and social networking websites.
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If you are a parent and if you have teens at home who likes spending time on the internet, it is definitely reason enough to have some concerns. Of course, when internet is used for useful things such as research for school projects, that’s fine. But when they start using it more frequently than necessary to make friends online and interact with them. This is when kids using internet at a young age can bring up problems.
Hence, as parents, it is very important to know what dangers lurks around on the internet, and what are the necessary steps to be taken to keep your child protected online. Let us take a look at the following five reasons how internet can become dangerous.
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If you are a parent, this is a question you will most likely ponder on,a s to when is the right age or time to start using the internet for a child. In truth, it all depends really. These days most of the kids are seeing the computer around the house since birth and hence their curiosity to explore it as soon as possible.
What many parents especially first time parents, do not realize is the fact that some elementary schools teach their children how to use a computer as young as the first grade. Of course, they may not learn how to surf the internet, but the aim here is to let them become familiar with the basics. These basics may include learning how to type, how to turn on a computer, how to use a computer mouse, and so on.
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Is your child already comfortable with internet or on the verge of starting to use internet soon? If yes, you should know that internet is a powerful way to stay up-to-date on the latest news, do research for school projects, and interact with friends, however it can also be very dangerous. As parents, it is your responsibility to ensure safety of your child online. Unfortunately, for this to happen you must know your way around a computer and the internet. Fortunately, this empowers you to carry out great tasks on the computer.
Preferably, a child should not know more than a parent does about the internet. You should at least be at par with your child. If you are looking to block adult websites or sites with offensive language content, it is going to be of no use if your teenager knows ways to get around the controls that you set. That is why it is important that you know how to use a computer and the internet or learn it if you don’t know yet.
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Your kid, teen, son, daughter loves Internet or surfing on the net?
Did you know that your child or teen is vulnerable to attacks from Online Predators while innocently going about their activities online?
Take a look at the following -
- 42% of kids reports of being bullied online
- 35% of kids reports of being threatened online
- 21% of kids reports of having received mean or threatening email
- 58% of kids reports of having being told mean or hurtful things online
- 53% of kids admits of having said mean or hurtful things to another person online
- 58% of kids have not informed their parents about hurtful experience online
*As per study done by isafe.org
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