Keeping Kids Safe Online: Myths & Tips - CBS News
April 3rd, 2008 | by Rob |We’re taking a slightly different format today because I want to point you to a great article I read and quote from it heavily. It’s one that everyone should read.
MYTH: Your kids have all the answers when it comes to the use of technology.
MYTH: Internet predators typically deceive their victims by lying about their age or their gender.
Kids today live in an interactive “Web 2.0” world, where they socialize, post photographs and videos and share common experiences with friends, friends of friends and, in some cases, strangers. Millions of kids are doing it every day and the overwhelming majority of them seem to be doing just fine. But that doesn’t mean that the social-Web is a danger-free zone.
To be sure, there are predators who would harm children. That’s one reason that it’s important for kids to be cautious when communicating with people they don’t know in person, especially if the conversation starts to be about sex or physical details. Fortunately most teens are pretty careful.
Kids can and sometimes do harm other kids. Threats often come from peers kids know from school or other real world situations. Whether it’s unwanted sexual advances, harassment or what’s now called “cyber bullying,” peer to peer threats are real and can be harmful.
The fear of an adult overreacting is one of the reasons many teens give for not coming forward if they have a problem. And parents need to know that taking away a teen’s online privileges could backfire by prompting him or her to go into stealth mode by finding hidden ways to get online. If you take away a child’s online profile for a service, he or she can easily create another one or - worse-find a service that doesn’t even try to enforce basic safety rules. And if you ban teens from using a computer or attempt to filter what they can access, the young person can find another way to get online including friends’ computers or a cell phone.
Special thanks to Jake for pointing to the article.
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