Although the access to information, entertainment, and connection it offers is vital to modern life, safeguarding kids' online safety is crucial for their wellbeing, development, and future success in an increasingly digital world.
In the following guide, the experts at Fasthosts take a practical approach to online safety.
Parental controls are designed to manage your children's online time, keep track of activity, and filter out inappropriate content.
Online services - Many online streaming services - such as Hulu and Netflix - offer a set of parameters where you can set passwords, maturity ratings, and manually block certain content from your child's profile.
That's why it's important to tackle online safety in a proactive way where a child's age is taken into account.
Use this time to go online with them where you can guide them and explore the digital world together.
Use passwords on devices, apps, and online features to restrict access.
Make sure to continue close supervision and education about healthy online safety habits.
Their online activities may change, including more communication with friends and peers, and venturing into the world of social media and video-sharing platforms.
Online etiquette: Educate them about being kind and respectful to others online, and never sharing personal information, especially any that could allude to identity and location.
It marks moving up to adolescence where they will be spending a significant amount of time online and interacting with peers.
Privacy settings: Encourage kids to be mindful about what they share and post online.
Dangers of the internet: Encourage them to question the safety and credibility of the information and content they encounter online.
Online reputation: Strengthen their understanding of the value of their online reputation by emphasizing how their online decisions now may impact their future.
Continue to have regular check-ins with them about their online experiences.
Healthy habits: Stress the importance of a healthy balance between both online and offline activities.
Show them how to be responsible online and demonstrate positive behavior to follow.
Internet safety is an ongoing conversation, remember to regularly revisit and reinforce these principles to keep your children safe online in our ever-evolving digital world.
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This Cyber News was published on www.cyberdefensemagazine.com. Publication date: Sun, 07 Jan 2024 06:13:06 +0000