Oct 6th, 2008
Internet Profiles
A great post from AdventuresInParenting.org regarding your child’s safety on the internet. The whole blog post is worth a read, but this list about benefits of parents being online to understand what their children were into is a highlight:
Here are the benefits of being on the computer:
1. You might learn something. In case if you haven’t been around the World Wide Web, the computer has so much possibility. You’ll be amazed at all the useful applications of those SNS (Social Networking Sites.)
2. You might have fun. Just don’t get addicted to those games…
3. You might find some conversation starters with your child. Tired of the same old questions like “how’s school?” Don’t know how to get your kids to talk to you? Our kids say we don’t understand them. But if we can talk their computer game language, it will open up the communication channels.
You might be able to find an appropriate way to talk to your kids about the rights and wrongs of internet use. Being on those popular sites allows you to see what is influencing your child, and the type of moral decisions he is faced with on those sites. Now you’ll be better equipped to guide them to do what is right.
Do you follow your children on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc?