Family and Faith Magazine June-July 2015 | Page 24

PARENTING

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR KIDS ONLINE
Surfing Safely

By Carlette Deleon, Contributor

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lot is done to teach kids how to be safe in this troubled world
of ours. Children are taught how to safely cross the road, not
to talk to strangers and to wear helmets when riding their
bikes. But what about when kids are online? Beyond the family
desktop or mommy’s laptop, kids have an unprecedented number
of access points to the internet. The smartphone, the tablet and
even the smart TV are all connected to the World Wide Web.
Threats therefore abound in many forms. Porn, violence and hate
speech are all inappropriate content for young children. And,
let’s not forget, the threat of plain overexposure. Scary isn’t it?
But fear not. Savvy parents can protect their children with some
preparation followed by education.

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Savvy parents can protect their
children with some preparation followed
by education.

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