27 May 2022
A recent survey of young people revealed some startling statistics about how parents are supervising their children’s online time. More than 53 percent say their parents never ask them about whom they are talking to on the Internet, and over half say their parents never surf the Internet with them.
The Internet can be a wonderful resource, but it has always been our goal to teach our youth how to navigate the Web safely and appropriately. Childhood bullying has become a 24/7 problem, and the anonymity of the Internet makes it more difficult to identify and punish bullies.
Multiple studies have shown that teaching children positive social skills and taking proactive steps to prevent and discourage delinquent behavior can go a long way toward preventing bullying and providing a more effective learning environment.
Here are some tips to parents to help keep their teens safer online.
1. Remind your teen that what they post stays online forever.
2. Ask to see their profile page.
3. Tell your chid to only add friends they know in real life.
4. Have them use a nickname that doesn’t identify their location, gender or age.
5. Tell them not to post plans or whereabouts on a site or page.