With the development of social media, more and more youngsters are being allowed unsupervised access to the Internet in order to meet friends which can cause potentially dangerous situations. What solutions do you suggest?
With the development of social media, more and more youngsters are being allowed unsupervised access to the Internet in order to meet friends which can cause potentially dangerous situations. What solutions do you suggest? nG85P
Since the advent of social media platforms in the ninety’s, it’s been gaining popularity with people of all ages especially the youth. In addition, the recent developments in social media platforms provides children with unattended access to these services which can lead to possibly detrimental circumstances. Young people can be safeguarded by two simple steps taken by their parents. Parents should be watchful on their children’s online interactions and foster them more towards face-to-face conversations.
First and foremost, parents should encourage their kids to talk about their day-to-day experiences, including what happened at school, what their fellow classmates said, and so on. So that children don’t need to seek refuge from a stranger online. Parents should keep an eye on their children’s online activity and monitor their friends list from time to time. Further, they can use child block and restrict children’s access to inappropriate sites, this will create a safe environment and reduce the risk of befriending a dangerous person. The poll results of a popular magazine states that children using online tools under parents’ supervision are 40% less likely to get caught in unsafe situations.
In the second place, parents should nudge their kids towards outdoor activities. They should discuss with their children and aid them find an activity of their choice. Sports is an excellent way to encourage children engage in person conversations with kids of their age. It teaches them teamwork, builds leadership skills in addition to improving their physical health. A survey conducted by the Sports commission has concluded that children involved in at least one sport are more emotionally stable, outgoing and also academically successful.
Technology has been constantly transforming every aspect of our life, it is impossible to entirely prohibit children from using social media. But, with parents’ constant supervision on their children’s online presence and encouraging them towards face-to-face interactions with their friends can refrain young people from getting caught in perilous situations.
Since the advent of social media platforms in the ninety’s, it’s been gaining popularity with
people
of all ages
especially
the youth.
In addition
, the recent developments in social media platforms provides
children
with unattended access to these services which can lead to
possibly
detrimental circumstances. Young
people
can
be safeguarded
by two simple steps taken by their
parents
.
Parents
should be watchful on their
children’s
online
interactions and foster them more towards face-to-face conversations.
First
and foremost,
parents
should encourage their kids to talk about their day-to-day experiences, including what happened at school, what their fellow classmates said, and
so
on.
So
that
children
don’t need to seek refuge from a stranger
online
.
Parents
should
keep
an eye on their
children’s
online
activity and monitor their friends list from time to time.
Further
, they can
use
child block and restrict
children’s
access to inappropriate sites, this will create a safe environment and
reduce
the
risk
of befriending a
dangerous
person. The poll results of a popular magazine states that
children
using
online
tools under
parents’
supervision are 40% less likely to
get
caught in unsafe situations.
In the second place,
parents
should nudge their kids towards outdoor activities. They should discuss with their
children
and aid them find an activity of their choice. Sports is an excellent way to encourage
children
engage in person conversations with kids of their age. It teaches them teamwork, builds leadership
skills
in addition
to improving their physical health. A survey conducted by the Sports commission has concluded that
children
involved in at least one sport are more
emotionally
stable, outgoing and
also
academically
successful.
Technology has been
constantly
transforming every aspect of our life, it is impossible to
entirely
prohibit
children
from using social media.
But
, with
parents’
constant supervision on their
children’s
online
presence and encouraging them towards face-to-face interactions with their friends can refrain young
people
from getting caught in perilous situations.
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