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Keeping Children Safe OnlineBY: Maya Ballesteros | Category: Technology | Submitted: 2010-09-04 06:50:28
The internet can be a wonderful place to be. Thousands of people find themselves lost in it for various amounts of time because you can find just about anything on the Net that feeds your interest, be it fashion, gadget, food or even Dora the Explorer. Yes, the internet caters to children as well. Thousands of early education sites are available out there as well a social networking sites for children and young teens. There is even a site that helps children built their own sites. With the whole wide web open to children, you can probably guess that danger is also lurking out there, ready to pounce on unsuspecting kids. Below are several basic measures you can take to ensure your children's safety on the internet. Monitor and Regulate the Sites Allowed to Your Children There are many websites out there that target adults and the content is very specific in terms of customers. These are the sites you never want to see your children click or visit. Simply saying No is not effective as you probably have no idea how many of them are out there and it is impossible to list them one by one. Explain to your children to the best of your ability why these sites are not good for them and then install programs that track and limit where your children go when they surf the internet. There are many programs out there for you to choose in order to ensure your children's safety on the internet. Make Your Children Understand the Danger of Imparting Personal Information Social networking is one of the biggest draw of the Internet. You get to meet a lot of people and get do it at the comfort of your own house. There is no need to dress up or look your best and when you don't like who you are talking to, you can simply log out and find someone else at some other sites. Because of the many opportunities, chances of hitting it off with others are increased significantly and you get to find people you actually like. This, however, come with a downside. There are unscrupulous people out there who are not above faking friendships in order to take advantage of you or directly harm you. Some of these people find children to be their best bet as children can be very gullible or else easily intimidated. Explain to your children the tendencies of people on the Internet not being who they say they are or who they seem be. Explain to your children how easy it is to pose as someone else on the Internet. As far as possible, explain to them the consequences of these dishonest people getting a hold of your names, address and/or telephone number. Teach Them to Identify Inappropriate Comments or Acts Online child predators are savvy with their language when they talk to children. They envoke sympathy or pity and usually pose as fellow children. They coat their advances in dubious terms and send your children on guilt trips in order to get your kids to respond. Let your children know they are not responsible for any action done by someone else. Tell them to be alert when someone is accusing them of something in order to get what she or he want from your children. Tell them not to do anything they feel uncomfortable about. Let Them Know Where to Go When They Come Across Inappropriate Acts or Comments Once you are sure they know these acts and/or comments are unacceptable, make sure that they know they need to report it to you or other trusted parties like teachers or coaches. Keep Them from Downloading Things from Suspect Websites Teach your children to be discerning when it comes to visiting websites, not to mention downloading things from such sites. Popular downloading sites are ripe with malware- and virus-infected files. These sites are prime target for cyber criminals to sneak in their worms, trojans and other harmful programs, which will be attached to the files users download to their computers. Tell your kids to beware too good to be true websites, as well as those which come with pop up windows. Tell them to come to you when they are not sure about the safety of a certain website. Keeping your children safe online may be a lot of work but this is definitely the work you don't want to skip. Article Source: http://www.writearticles.org/ About Author / Additional Info: Comments on this article: (0 comments so far)
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