toddlers. |
entertainment. Now it ' s computer |
In succinct, the computer |
Today the parents whose chilties |
with most of the time online activi- |
screen time has become so invasive |
dren are in middle school or are aptime |
where they spend most of their |
in the daily lives of our toddlers, |
proaching this level of schooling |
. Their growing online activity |
mostly in the age group of 5 to 16 |
must be somewhat a worried lot. |
is building barriers between them |
that they are not less than a skilled |
Since kids today prefer internet |
and their parents. |
manager of their free time, juggling |
mode to learn and experiment |
I came across some interesting |
technology to fit in on average three |
things, cyber-bullying is today a |
facts revealed in a survey. Some parputer |
to four hours of TV, playing com- |
more realistic threat. When online in |
ents who have stopped their children |
games and surfing the net. |
the anonymous atmosphere of the |
from having a TV in their bedroom |
There are several things you as |
Internet, there ' s every possibility of |
for fear they will watch it too much |
a parent can do to protect your child |
these kids experimenting in a nastier |
have justified internet access on the |
from being a victim of toxic childway |
. Precisely, what I really think |
basis that it will help with homework. |
hood and vulnerable to online evils. |
today is that this whole everyone and |
But the survey has found children and |
For example, if your kid is on social |
everything on the internet is an evil |
young teens are more likely to social- |
network site, create an account for |
era and needs immediate attention |
ise than do homework online. |
yourself on the site. Give clear and |
before it takes toll of our youth. Kids |
The survey also reveals that for |
specific expectations on who they |
on Internet without any surveillance |
one in three the computer is the sinand |
should add as friends and what type |
checks and balances are just like |
gle thing they couldn ' t live without, |
of personal information they can or |
in any other potentially dangerous |
compared with a declining number- |
cannot give on their profile page. |
situation. It is to be remembered that |
one in five- who named television. |
Give a lesson to them about the use |
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parental neurosis is far more detrimental to childhood development
than the ease at which the internet
will corrupt the personality development of our youth.
We observe a shift in the attitude of our kids. Earlier the television was their preferred medium of
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How kids get backing of their
parents for having a computer is in- teresting narrative. Initially they be- gin using the internet to do home- work and later they are much more likely to spend their time online socialising. Before the situation gets out of control of the parents.
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of the privacy settings so that only known users can see their full pro- file. Most importantly, you should know the account information like password etc of your child ' s page.
This way you can periodically monitor the activities of the kid on the site.
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