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How to protect children from “dangerous” Internet?

01 February 2017 - 11:20 | Interesting information
How to protect children from “dangerous” Internet?

Fear of what our children enter the working Internet addiction is shared by most parents. However, almost half of parents still in the dark about the lives of their children in virtual reality. British experts have proposed  simple tips to protect the child, appeared on the Internet.

Parents should set a good example by limiting your stay in social networks and the use of the smartphone, at least during dinner or chatting with family.

Often talk to your child on the topic of Internet safety. The simplest example to explain that you should not open emails from unknown people.

To warn about the existence of fake profiles on social networks and persuade the child to reject requests for adding friends from strangers.

Take control of your home network by installing an appropriate antivirus software that allows parents to control home computers.

According to techcult.ru, these tips were published after the survey of 1000 parents in the UK. It turned out that 40% of them are fully aware of their children’s lives on the Internet. Almost a third – 29 % of parents treat her with complete indifference. Another third expressed willingness to monitor the online activities of their children, if there was an easier way to do it.

42% of parents are willing to limit Internet use to only sleep time, and only 28% allow parents to use the Internet, when fully complied with all safety rules.

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