Tuesday, February 26, 2013
WILKINS Moms Know Best: My Standards Of Internet Safety For Kids
Tuesday, February 26, 2013Tweet If you've been following my blog, you'd know that I am a full-time working mom in a telecommunications industry. There...
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If you've been following my blog, you'd know that I am a full-time working mom in a telecommunications industry. There I'm taught how to be more techie, social, and use the internet wisely. With this, I've learned that kids of this generation are called "Digital Natives" which my two boys, 9 and 2, are part of. They are both knowledgeable in the functionality of my mobile phone, my laptop, the LED television, PSP, the X-Box and the use of Internet.
I am a serious parent when it comes to protecting my kids from internet content by making sure they are exposed only to what's suitable for them. I have rules and ensure that they are followed. I allow my kids to embrace the technology but when it boils down to Internet Safety, I could be a bit OC about it.
Here are some household safety standards I enforce when they (particularly my pre-teener) surf the internet:
If you've been following my blog, you'd know that I am a full-time working mom in a telecommunications industry. There I'm taught how to be more techie, social, and use the internet wisely. With this, I've learned that kids of this generation are called "Digital Natives" which my two boys, 9 and 2, are part of. They are both knowledgeable in the functionality of my mobile phone, my laptop, the LED television, PSP, the X-Box and the use of Internet.
The last one is what I'm most scared about because they could be exposed to any content, regardless if it's for kids or adults, at any given time. That could happen most especially if they are not guided or supervised while surfing the web/mobile internet.
My techie kids. Mobile and web internet users at an early age. |
Here are some household safety standards I enforce when they (particularly my pre-teener) surf the internet: