Jan 12
22
Home Security – Protect Your Children Online – Part 1
During our daily lives, we are concerned primarily with safety in the home, enabling the security alarm, locking the door behind them, etc. However, there is another threat out there that is creeping through our society. Cyber ??threat is the exploitation of our children through the Internet.
In my professional role in the Homeland Security Industry, who preach the values ??of the Internet, not only for us as adults and professionals, but also for our children. Our children have almost immediate access to any type of information available worldwide. Want to read a tale of two cities? It is through the Internet. Have a question about the third person on earth on the moon? It is through the Internet. However, they want to be exposed to nudity, pedophiles, and thousands (or millions) of other social deviants? You bet it’s on the Internet and only one key touch away from your child or grandchild. So what can we do about it?
First, we educate. Go to National Center for Missing & Exploited www.ncmec.org’s website and download the study “Online Victimization -. A report on the youth of the nation” This report offers a revealing look at the dangers that our children are in every time you access America Online, Compuserve or the Internet via local Internet service provider. There is also a revealing study on how parents deal with their children’s use of the Internet. For example, over 85% of parents have talked to their children about to be careful talking to strangers on the net, and 97% of respondents to check from time to time about what is on the computer screen of son. However, only half of the parents never really go back and check the history for the child is indeed stay out of potential problem sites, and only 39% set a limit on the amount of time your child may be on the Internet. Although it appears that parents are aware of the potential exposure of their children are on the network, less than 1 / 2 play a truly diligent in ensuring that their children are protected.
Second, educate others. Gather information from sites such as the National Center and dozens of other sites on behalf of children (including www.pta.org), talk to your parents and peers in the school system about the dangers posed to our children on the Internet. Stay tuned for future articles on ways to prevent your children from being exposed to inappropriate material. In short, being involved with the Internet experience for your child. Now they have the world literally at your fingertips. Make the effort to have in yours as well. Part 2 explains the warning signs that your child is having a bad experience online.