Parental Control- Tips To Protect Children on Internet

 

Parental Control- Tips To Protect Children on Internet

As we have seen in recent decades, new technologies - such as the Internet - are a double-edged sword. As for minors, on the one hand they are very useful for their education, entertainment and development; however, they also carry certain risks.

Children and adolescents have a very powerful tool in their hands and, due to their age, they are not fully aware of its dangers. Therefore, as parents, we have to ensure the online safety of our children.

And you, are you informed about what your child does when he connects to the Internet?

Seven tips to protect your children on the Internet

If you haven't already done so, don't hesitate to put these tips into practice to protect your children online.

It's of vital importance!

1. - Make your child aware of the dangers of the Internet . Emphasize the importance of being careful with their identity, their data, their photographs, their behavior ...

To prove that your warnings are real rather than the inventions of a neurotic father, you can have them read news on the subject: I recommend you search for grooming (sexual abuse on the Internet). Be direct with him, not intending to scare him, but to inform him: he has to know what the real situation is so as not to fall into any adult “trap”.

If you are older to use the Internet, you are older to understand the dangers and take responsibility for your behavior on the Internet.

2. - If possible, leave the computer in a common place in the house, which is within your sight from time to time. If your child has the computer in his room, he takes it to "his territory", and that way there is more probability that he will be exposed to unwanted situations in the privacy of his room, without parental control.

3. - Mark time limits and clear rules of use. Using the computer must be a reward after the obligations, and not before them. From our own experience we know that, when we are sailing, we lose control of time and it flies by. So help your child to maintain a proper balance between using the Internet and other activities.

4. - Find out how the Internet and social networks work, create a profile, explore. So when your child tells you something about it, you can tune in. Also learn about how to protect your privacy on social networks (photos, comments, friends ...) and then pass it on to your child.

5. - As we always say, communication is key to being aware of what your child is doing. Take an interest in what he does with the computer, but without it becoming an interrogation.

Respect their privacy and let them know that, in the event of any problem, there is enough trust for their parents to be the first to know. Make it clear that you will always be on their side, trying to help.

6. - If you discover - by accident or not - something that he is doing wrong, go straight ahead : tell him what you know and how you found out. Explain why what they are doing is wrong, and come up with a solution together.

7. - Teach him to take care of his actions on the net. As in real life, not everything is allowed: what is wrong and illegal is still so behind the screen. There are many minors reported for misbehavior on the Internet: offenses to other minors, violation of privacy, Cyberbullying, sexting. Young people (and, in general, the majority of users) feel less responsible for their bad actions if they do them on the Internet, due to anonymity. Help him understand that everything he does on the web can be tracked.

Help him extract the best of the Internet

Children begin to make use of new technologies earlier and earlier, possibly so early that they are not yet able to take full responsibility for their actions. Parental control.

For this reason, your child needs you to help him take advantage of all the good that he can get from the Internet, both for fun and to learn thousands of new things.