Assure Your Children Internet Safety

By Stuart Perryman

An article is tackling the risks of unsafe Internet surfing, especially for children. As the Computer Age continues to grow a lot, the Internet gets bigger too. The Internet is being accessed by billions of people from all over world. Any kind of person can access to it, a common civilian, a professional, a criminal, a drug lord, even a child. Everyone can access to World Wide Web. Being accessed by everyone, a child's safety on the Internet is unsure.

You can never tell when a bad person is communicating with your child through the Internet. It is true that most people access it for information, but some people use it as for bridges to their crimes and evil acts. A child's innocence and morality should not be broken. A child's Internet safety must be assured so they can be put in no danger or harm.

To make your kids and Internet safe meet at one point, here are a few Internet safety tips for children. Confidentiality must always be observed in the Internet, never give your personal information. Everyone can access the World Wide Web, so be vigilant with the people you communicate, because they can be a criminal or a predator waiting for you to be their traps and be their victim. Always report to your parents suspicious or spam mail, especially when you are being forced or cyber-bullied to give in to their hideous requests. Don't agree to meet with people you meet online unless you have someone to go with you or when your parents allow you to do so. Do not trust people unless you know and haven't met the person in real life. Keep your personal things personal and never give them to the hands of online friends.

A lot of games have been programmed ever since the start of the Computer Age, and not every single game offered in the Internet is safe. Some games are for adults only because they can be violent, pornographic, and malicious. There are Internet safety games for kids that can still be enjoyed by children without the possibility of kids being victims of the Internet predators, and without destroying their moral innocence with obscene, violent, and worldly content other games can give.

A kid's Internet safety cannot be assured if there are no measures given. Parents must be vigilant with the activities of their children in the Internet. Predators and criminals can be everywhere, especially in the World Wide Web. Parents must also be aware of Internet chatting jargons such as MIRL, ATTYOB, ASL, and other acronyms that are used in chat rooms.

The world is continuously progressing. The world is ever growing, and so as the World Wide Web. Because of the freedom that you can access to it, surfing can be risky, especially to children who are curious. Parents must assure their children's safety and be vigilant with what goes on with the Internet life of their kids. The risk of Internet surfing may be growing, but there are also a lot of ways that are being developed to ward off the risks and dangers of the World Wide Web especially to the children who are vulnerable to such risks. - 30201

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