Since online security and privacy run in our veins as our protective white blood cells, we are eager to share with you what we know about this topic. Join us along as we uncover the most likely security issues and the ways how to protect your children online.
Parental Control – The responsibility of using the digital highway securely
Statistics clearly show an alarming rate of annual growth in the use of internet among young children. You can see now as little as 1-year-old kids who can hardly walk sitting in front of a mobile device and watching a cartoon or whatever makes them occupied and quiet. These devices may have serious psychological and mental effects on growing and developing children. But we are not here to explore that avenue now.
We hope that you agree that there have to be certain parental controls introduced and applied in order to make sure your children are safe to use the internet.
Before we uncover our tips for protecting your children online, let us explain the main possible worst case scenarios. This should make it clear why it is essential to be on top of this situation.
These are the three most likely dangers for a child while using a smartphone, a tablet, or a computer:
#1
Exposure to inappropriate videos
Being exposed to violent and inappropriate videos can implant subconscious seeds to develop a kind of misbehavior (e.g., YouTube videos and social media scams). This exposure can derail a child drastically. It’s best to prevent this, instead of trying to do damage control after a period of time. Young children are not ready to deal with certain things like violence as their worldview is just forming. This is why it is vital to protect them against such exposures for as long as possible.
#2
Exposure to inappropriate games
What could be even more dangerous or, in certain cases, life-threatening is the exposure to mesmerizing online games and challenges like the Blue Whale and Momo. These games can create an irresistible urge for children to engage. For younger kids, these could be simply scary and they wouldn’t really understand what’s going on. However, for schoolgoers, these can offer a frightening and shocking experience.
Why? Because these games can threaten them to do certain things. If they fail to follow the orders, they are lead to believe that something very bad will happen to their loved ones or friends.
Several suicide cases can be linked to such online games and scams, which is obviously the worst case scenario. Still, a horrifying possibility to protect your children against.
