Keeping Children Safe on the Internet

High Tech Parenting

Keeping our children safe is ultimately the parents responsibility. If we take our kids to the park, It is up to us to make sure they are safe. If we let them sleep over, It is still up to us to ensure it is a safe environment. Anywhere we take our children, we constantly lookout for and ensure their safety.

Then why is it different when we enter the online arena.

If you were at the park and saw a complete stranger talking to your 13 year old girl, You would be going over there and finding out what they wanted with your little girl, Many people would be incensed to catch a 37yearold man befriending their 12 year old boy. Why then is it an invasion of privacy to look at your Childs internet history, chat logs and text messages.

There are many programs that promote safe internet viewing, But the main way to ensure your child's safety in implementing ground rules first and foremost at the start of the child's internet experience.

Maintaining control over your child, especially over the internet, is not only safe but I believe is mandatory for good parenting.

I know some people will cry control freak or parental smothering, but If it protects the child, they will appreciate it when they are older.

The biggest problem is that many children know more about computers than their parents. It is a good investment to get some computer training, or get on the computer yourself. The more you use the computer the more you will feel comfortable with it and the more you know about the computer gives you more knowledge to be able to assess situations as they come up.

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