What is there to say about the world children inhabit these days? Sexed-up television, pornographic Internet sites and videos and violent board games. A world that is lowering its standards, values, and morals each day, surrounds our children.
What makes it even worse is that we cannot use Parental Controls any more to stop our children from visiting websites of an adult nature. These days children are knowledgeable about technology and sometimes more so than their parents. How can we keep our children safe from online dangers? How can we as parents provide safety for our children, while still battling the corruption going on around the world?
Parental Controls are available on most types of Internet software, yet today, children are skilled at by-passing these Parental Controls. So, what can we do? We can guard our kids by overseeing their activities on the Internet closely.
How to use parental controls: It depends on which Internet provider you use, however, I will write only of the Internet providers I know about, since not all programs are the same. To use AOL Parental Controls, you will have to go to 'Safety' on the toolbar and click on 'Parental Controls'.
Once you arrive there, you will see a drop-down list of available usernames. Search for your child's username and click on it. You will see a popup window appear. Click on 'Edit Web Control' and then click 'Kids Only', and close. Now your child is guarded against Internet sites that hold potential dangers.
Chat rooms can be serious threats to children, since anyone can go into these rooms, and often predators frequent these areas, so as to draw children into a web of danger. In the AOL browser, click 'Safety' and then click 'Parental Controls'.
Next, following the same steps click on the 'Edit IM Controls', 'Edit E-mail Controls', and 'Edit Chat Control' and follow the same steps as you did to setup the 'Parental Controls'.
It is wise to set up passwords. Passwords will offer additional protection and safety for your child. Do not give your child the passwords, because this will give the child control over the Internet connection, and the child might also reset the controls.
It is also wise to activate your 'Popup Controllers' too, since if you do not turn on the controls, pop ups could corrupt your system, or popup adult content, which your child will see if online. You can go into 'AOL Safety' at the toolbar to start these popup guards.
If you use Internet Explorer; open a page. Click on 'Tools' at the top menu, then click 'Popup Blocker' and then click 'Popup Blocker Settings'. Read the details carefully and set the program at medium. Medium is the norm and will block most pop ups. If you put the settings higher than medium, you could find it difficult to open websites for browsing.
Some of the dangers presented to children online include: Internet Porn; Child Porn; Child Sexual Abuse; Mobile Porn; and more. So, your child is in danger, and if you want to master safety, you will have to monitor, and take steps to safeguard your child against online dangers.
According to recent studies, students have met sexual malpractices through webcams, instant messengers, and mobile phones. Further studies reveal that pornographic websites are making more profit than each of CBS, ABC, and NBC television channels in a year. The surveys claim that the largest group that views porn sites are children. These children are between the ages of twelve and seventeen.
The statistics showed that around 74% of the porn sites had unmonitored banners, while another 66% of the sites did not issue adult content warnings. Another 11% of the sites did not have sexually explicit content warnings, and 25% mousetrapped the visitors, by not allowing them to leave the sites. Only 3% of the websites out of more than 14 millions adult sites requested adult permission for minors. Protect your child now!
What makes it even worse is that we cannot use Parental Controls any more to stop our children from visiting websites of an adult nature. These days children are knowledgeable about technology and sometimes more so than their parents. How can we keep our children safe from online dangers? How can we as parents provide safety for our children, while still battling the corruption going on around the world?
Parental Controls are available on most types of Internet software, yet today, children are skilled at by-passing these Parental Controls. So, what can we do? We can guard our kids by overseeing their activities on the Internet closely.
How to use parental controls: It depends on which Internet provider you use, however, I will write only of the Internet providers I know about, since not all programs are the same. To use AOL Parental Controls, you will have to go to 'Safety' on the toolbar and click on 'Parental Controls'.
Once you arrive there, you will see a drop-down list of available usernames. Search for your child's username and click on it. You will see a popup window appear. Click on 'Edit Web Control' and then click 'Kids Only', and close. Now your child is guarded against Internet sites that hold potential dangers.
Chat rooms can be serious threats to children, since anyone can go into these rooms, and often predators frequent these areas, so as to draw children into a web of danger. In the AOL browser, click 'Safety' and then click 'Parental Controls'.
Next, following the same steps click on the 'Edit IM Controls', 'Edit E-mail Controls', and 'Edit Chat Control' and follow the same steps as you did to setup the 'Parental Controls'.
It is wise to set up passwords. Passwords will offer additional protection and safety for your child. Do not give your child the passwords, because this will give the child control over the Internet connection, and the child might also reset the controls.
It is also wise to activate your 'Popup Controllers' too, since if you do not turn on the controls, pop ups could corrupt your system, or popup adult content, which your child will see if online. You can go into 'AOL Safety' at the toolbar to start these popup guards.
If you use Internet Explorer; open a page. Click on 'Tools' at the top menu, then click 'Popup Blocker' and then click 'Popup Blocker Settings'. Read the details carefully and set the program at medium. Medium is the norm and will block most pop ups. If you put the settings higher than medium, you could find it difficult to open websites for browsing.
Some of the dangers presented to children online include: Internet Porn; Child Porn; Child Sexual Abuse; Mobile Porn; and more. So, your child is in danger, and if you want to master safety, you will have to monitor, and take steps to safeguard your child against online dangers.
According to recent studies, students have met sexual malpractices through webcams, instant messengers, and mobile phones. Further studies reveal that pornographic websites are making more profit than each of CBS, ABC, and NBC television channels in a year. The surveys claim that the largest group that views porn sites are children. These children are between the ages of twelve and seventeen.
The statistics showed that around 74% of the porn sites had unmonitored banners, while another 66% of the sites did not issue adult content warnings. Another 11% of the sites did not have sexually explicit content warnings, and 25% mousetrapped the visitors, by not allowing them to leave the sites. Only 3% of the websites out of more than 14 millions adult sites requested adult permission for minors. Protect your child now!
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