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With the growth of Social networking sites, blogging,
chat rooms, or instant messaging,children today are more in danger.
Over 50 percent of teenagers in USA visit social networking sites and most
of them do so on a daily basis !
Indian children are catching the social
networking bug too....
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Some children visit these
sites to increase their friends circle,
some to keep in touch with friends they cannot
meet, and to make plans, socialize, or share
information.Unfortunately, most children
reveal a lot of personal details on their
profiles which can easily be misused and
their personal details can harm them even
much later in life, like when they are
searching for jobs etc.
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Tips For Children, How To Behave Online :
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In these social networking sites, there is a
profile page which asks for personal
information. Ensure your screen name doesn’t
reveal much about you. Children should be
advised not to share personal information,
telephone numbers or any other contact
details on social-networking site. Children
should totally refrain from chatting with
strangers or adding unknown, uninvited people
on their instant messenger. Chatting with
known friends or relatives is fine after
getting parental approval.
On social networking sites, you must restrict access
to your page to a select group.( known friends/family)
. Not advisable to post your photo, someone may
download it, alter it or misuse it.
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Tips For Parents, How To Help Protect Their Child :
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Awareness is most important. Parents must educate
themselves on the basics of cyber safety. Parental
supervision is a MUST. And parents must stay
involved. By taking interest, you are NOT being
inquisitive ! You are being a CARING parent because
you would like to preserve the purity and innocence
of your child.
As far as possible, keep the computer in the
family room or living room. And set time limits
as per the requirements.
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Parents could ask children to show you the Web
pages they visit, their blogs or their profiles
at networking sites if they visit any. Children
should be taught never to post any personal information
on any sites / blogs without their consent. Parents must
keep a check on their child's instant-messaging buddy
lists and asking who each person is.
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