One of the
largest and famous social networking sites in today’s era is Facebook. From
approximately over 100 million registered users the large percentage is
composed of teens, or even younger. Online dangers like cyber spies, cyber
bullying, sexual predators, identity theft and a lot more are alarming and should not be
ignored. These cybercriminals gain access to personal information in social
networking sites including Facebook among others and gain profit from the data
they can get. To protect your child from cyberspace predators and other
unfavourable incidents, you as parent may consider the following safety
measures.
- Parental
supervision is highly needed. It is advisable to install security applications
like Net Nanny for you to monitor your child’s online activities. Updated and configured anti-virus must also be
installed, opt to seek an expert who knows about this helpful application to
guide you through.
- Advise your
kid to limit personal data shared on networking sites because sharing information is a big deal. Never accept friend requests from unknown
persons and never trust people online instantly. It is just actually the same
as do not talk to strangers in real life as we often remind them. Advise your children not to fill up the home
address in full, the City and Country from where are they from is enough.
Posting significant personal details can attract the wrong kind of attention.
- Instruct them
to use a strong password and ensure your child never discloses their password
to anyone, even to his close friend.
- Teach them
how to use the privacy settings of their account. Uploaded photos and photo
albums must only be seen by closest friends, families and relatives. If
possible ask your child to add you in his friend’s list so you can access and check
your child’s friends list too.
- Explain elaborately
the pros and cons of having a networking account. For them it may seem
harmless, but there are a lot of hidden dangers
so give them full understanding why their network account must be fully
secured.
Having many
friends in social networking sites is fun, hanging around with friends
chatting, exchanging ideas, photo sharing, new finds and more can bring
excitement. However, it is advised to
encourage them to engage more in the real world activities, playing soccer or
biking or other outdoor activities with friends can truly be more enjoyable, to
divert their attention lessening online presence.
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