Use These Tips to Make the Internet Kid-Friendly

 Use These Tips to Make the Internet Kid-Friendly

The internet has many advantages for your child's development, but when used improperly, it can also offer significant risks. Therefore, as parents, you ought to be aware of how to keep your children secure online.

1. Establish guidelines for how and when your child may use the internet. It would be best if you had a conversation with your children about it or worked with them to develop the rules. You can both consent to every rule you impose in this way. Your children will gain a sense of accountability when they are able to contribute to the creation of rules.

2. Try not to place the computer that is connected to the internet in your child's bedroom; instead, keep it wherever an adult can see it. You can keep an eye on the websites your children visit in this way.

3. Talk about internet pornography with your children. You can point them toward webpages that discuss health and sexuality.

4. Take down websites that contain harmful content. While there are a few other approaches, the simplest is to take the following actions: Maintain a single computer user name and browser, such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer. This will enable you to keep an eye on and gain access to your children's online activities. By enabling the security zone on your Internet Options menu, you can modify the security access settings for Internet Explorer. In this manner, you can limit your children's access to the internet and block websites they shouldn't visit.

A firewall is another tool you may use to prevent unwanted stuff from getting on your computer. Numerous software programs enable you to accomplish this.

5. Teach your children responsible internet usage techniques. Spending time with your children while they use the internet is always a good idea, even though this may be something they learn in school. By doing this, you can establish a stronger bond with them and point them toward age-appropriate websites.

6. If you let your children use chat rooms, make sure they stay in the open areas. Advise him not to speak with anyone in private and that no one should ever receive any personal information (school, parent's job, address, etc.).

7. Advise your children not to share their password with anyone, not even with their peers or friends.

8. To ensure that your children like using the computer, tidy up the area around it. 

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