| In these recent days, everyone is able to obtain | | | | that contain viruses and spy wares. |
| various types of information that they need on | | | | Here are some useful tips parents can use to |
| the internet. Internet has become everything for | | | | avoid their children visit adult-content sites: |
| them, whether they look for headline news, | | | | Do not allow children to access their computer |
| education, entertainment, shopping, and a variety | | | | from bedroom, but instead of doing that, you can |
| of needs and other information on the internet | | | | place computers in the living room or other open |
| indefinitely. | | | | room or public areas within the house with |
| With the presence of internet today, it may | | | | monitor facing out. |
| cause some bad and good impacts, especially to | | | | 1. Educate your children with basic internet |
| children and teenagers. Let's discuss more on the | | | | knowledge, both positive and negative impacts. |
| bad impacts or risks that caused by the internet. | | | | 2. Use some premium anti-virus software to block |
| To avoid this risk, parents must be actively | | | | certain sites. |
| monitoring their children while going online on the | | | | 3. Use internet monitoring software which is able |
| internet, especially if they are still under the age | | | | to block certain sites and to record all activities |
| of 18. It is strongly advised that parents should | | | | from the computer, such as chatting and |
| know and learn about the basic policies and rules | | | | messaging histories, emails, website histories, etc. |
| of internet safety and then to apply them in daily | | | | 4. Bookmark several child friendly search engines |
| use. | | | | and websites for them to use. |
| Parents are able to reduce the negative impact | | | | 5. Teach your children never open any email from |
| caused by adult sites that contain pornography to | | | | strangers. |
| their children by trying to limit or block several | | | | 6. Try to know online friends of your children and |
| dangerous sites that contain things that are not | | | | teach your children not to meet someone from |
| useful at all or against the purpose of children | | | | online chat rooms. |
| using an internet. So, it is safe for their children to | | | | 7. Teach your children never give any personal or |
| browse the internet. This simple effort will also be | | | | family information to anyone they do not know. |
| able to protect computers from various websites | | | | |