Parents Digital Awareness

Parents Digital Awareness

      When it comes to social media and apps the world is evolving. Though negative things can happen when it comes to online. This can include things besides cyberbullying like sexting, posting hateful messages or even content, and even participating in negative conversations about someone.  It may not just harm only other children but themselves if your child is involved in this. This can cause them to harm there reputation.

Things Parents Can do to Prevent Cyberbullying and Protect your Child.

• Set the settings on your child's phone. This include privacy and location.
• Know all your child;s log in information.
• Establish Rules about appropriate behavior and what apps they can use.
• Know what apps your child is using. Stay up to date on the latest apps.
• Follow your child or their friends on social media even ask other adults to do so also.

Its important for parents to protect their children. There are free software options for parents to put on phones and laptops available to help the child. These options can block or restrict certain content, view the child's activity. Before a parent does this they should consider the age of the child first. 

A video about a kid who goes online and chats with friends but thinks his conversation is private but isnt. His dad helps him out against cyberbullying.



https://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-free-parental-control-software

Sources:

“Digital Awareness for Parents.” StopBullying.gov, Department of Health and Human Services, www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/digital-awareness-for-parents/index.html.

Marshall, Carrie, and Cat Ellis. “The Best Free Parental Control Software 2018.” TechRadar, TechRadar The Source for Tech Buying Advice, 2 July 2018, www.techradar.com/news/the-best-free-parental-control-software.