Ever imagine a 10 or 11-year-old kid setting their classroom on fire using home-made incendiary bomb he fashions from common household items? Or a 5-year-old child logging on the Net and innocently surfing when he clicks across a website that displays naked photos of women?
These are just some of the common hazards that lurk on family computers.
Other risks include :
Meeting Someone Online
Loss of Privacy
Getting Into Online “Fights”
File-Sharing/Peer-to-Peer Programs
Making Threats/Law Breaking
Inappropriate Material
Putting People In Jeopardy
Drugs and Other Substance
As parents, it is your solemn duty to protect your kids from these dangers. Here’s how:
1.) Place the family computer in high-traffic areas of the house– in the living room, for example—-so you can monitor your children’s surfing activities.
2.) Tell your child not to reveal any personal information without parental permission.
3.) Install a software filter that prevents your child from entering his or her name, address, phone number, or other material. As an added precaution, you should install a monitoring software that will disclose if your child has entered personal information.
4.) For greater security, install a family-friendly web filtering software– like Net Nanny, Cyber Patrol,etc—that bar your kids from any porn websites.
5.) Discuss with the kids the hazards of using chat groups. If ever he likes on line chatting, see to it that he chat only to people your child knows or requiring that he chat only in moderated chat areas run by reputable companies or organizations.
6.) Regularly check your child’s incoming and outgoing e-mail.
7.) Always ensure that you teach by example. Do not surf porn-filled websites or participate in any inflammatory chatting.
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