The Safer Internet Day is one of the announcements that children are now in the digital space. Friends and school work get intertwined and the children become intertwined. Even with learning and creativity present in the internet along with the presence of social opportunities, there exist negative aspects of the internet cyberbullying, indecent contents, frauds and privacy. Most parents are at cross roads on what they will do to raise the children and at the same time be self reliant. The idea of an unquestioning use of the social media can be addressed as the small or even nonexistent work solution to the problem of using social media, yet will restrict the digital literacy and open discussions. Other than the control based on fear, the moderated regulation is established on the foundation of both education and control as well as trust. This is the protection of your children online and also on the same breath promoting healthy use of the internet.
Begin With Coming To Open Conversations
Development of regulations should come after the development of conversations. Ask your child what applications and software does it use, whom to follow and what to enjoy on the internet. Children are likely to talk when they are not made to feel as the judged.
Teach Digital Literacy
Only by making children realize how algorithms work, why they see advertisements, and why fake news turns out to be a viral phenomenon, this issue will be addressed. The critical thinking also gives them the ability of critical thinking on what they see and not having a blind belief.
Parental Controls Wisely
The cameras of monitoring are present in most of the items and applications. Turn them, make them life rafts, But not secret spy-stuff. Avoid secrets regarding what you spy on, in order to keep your trust.
Discuss Online Privacy
Get the justification of the reason why personal information should be safeguarded. Children should be told that they are not to leave their complete addresses, schools and personal photo to the internet strangers.
Reduce Online Harassment in Student school
Train children to block, report and record the bad to do. This should encourage them to report cases of bullying of any kind instead of keeping them secret.
Model Healthy Screen Habits
The adult actions are modeled on the child. All the time will be scrolled by parents and picked up by children. The image of same utilization of gadgets is quite strong.
Promote Face-to-face communications
Reading, weekend outings, sports, and challenges get the person less addicted to the screens. A fulfilled life in the offline will automatically balance an online life.
Above Ground Abandonment
The use of computers and charging points in the common places help enhance transparency. It also simplifies the working with the supervision in a casual way without required confronting them every now and then.
Build Trust Over Time
The case of online safety concerns the issue of trust anyway. As they grow to maturity, responsibility, etc. Trust rather than being tightly controlled, the children develop an enormous degree of accountability.
