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potential concerns about child safety on the internet are vast.
There are hundreds of crimes that happen every day because of a
children using the internet and, because they are children, trusting
and easy to fool, they become vulnerable and are easy victims for
criminals, kidnappers, child molesters, and—even murderers
stalk children on the internet.
· The following are some basic rules for child safety on
the internet:
These rules are very important for children to memorize (and as
a matter of fact, adults couldn’t hurt from taking a lesson
in safety on the internet as well. We could all become victims.
a) A child should know to always tell when they get uncomfortable
feelings while on the internet:
To promote child safety on the internet, a child should know to
be extremely cautious and always tell his or her parent(s) or guardian(s)—
at school, of course, their teachers if anything, information, photos,
offers, weird pop-ups, unrecognized emails—or whatever seems
strange or makes him or her feel uncomfortable while on the internet.
b) Teach our children to give absolutely NO personal information
to anyone under any circumstances over the internet:
Child safety on the internet can also be better assured if the
child knows that he or she should never give out any personal information
such as his or her address, phone number, name, school, photo of
him or herself, or his or her favorite hangouts. It could become
dangerous for you child to simply even go to the mall if an internet
predator knows that he or she likes to frequent “The Gap”
or knows someone who works at the jewelry and accessories boutique
by the entrance to visit. Unfortunately, this rule does take away
from children making real connections with honest and trustworthy
friends. But nonetheless, child safety on the internet must come
before making new friends. Anyone can pose as an honest, innocent
person online. It is sad but true—and even more so it is scary.
c) No contact:
So what if it seems unfair, a child should know to promote child
safety on the internet and prevent any harm against themselves by
NEVER, EVER deciding to meet with someone they meet online. Even
if the place he or she chooses to meet with this mysterious person
is in the open—it can still be a very dangerous move. As teachers
and as parents we need to make sure our children know not to do
this. Not ever.
If there is a rare case in which the mother, father, teachers,
or guardian(s) of the child—after carefully monitoring the
communications between the child and the person from the online
chat room or wherever—the said adult must make a decision
about whether a meeting could ever be possible. If the decision
is made, with both care and concern. The said adult must accompany
the child to the meeting place. He or she should have his or her
phone ready and should be prepared to threaten the individual if
any credence for such action is suspected.
d) Ask an adult:
For the best protection of the children we care about (and that
should be all children) child safety on the internet should include
always asking before doing anything unusual, especially downloading,
installing software etc. because these things may compromise the
privacy of the home (or school) computer and even personal information.
Children need to know to always, always, always ask an adult before
going online. Even if this means that parents have to restrict or
block internet access while they are not at home. Or if the same
should be done in school, therefore just for the purpose of child
safety on the internet, the computers may not be accessible when
the children have free time in school and want to use them without
adult supervision. Thank goodness most schools have someone to observe
computer labs shared by many different students for both schoolwork
and homework.
e) Most importantly, the child should be aware of the seriousness
of these restrictions.
If a child does not take these rules seriously he or she may already
be in danger. No matter what other rules they ignore—these
rules cannot be among them. It is, after all, truly a matter of
life or death, and we as teacher, parents and guardians of children
should emphasize child safety on the internet and be absolutely
sure that they understand: breaking these rules could be fatal.
For child safety on the internet we must teach and reinforce all
of these rules, repetition will never hurt. Teachers, do not assume
they will learn these lessons at home; parent(s) or guardian(s):
never assume these rules will be taught in school (although they
should be without question). The basic guidelines for child safety
on the internet that I have just laid out are literally tools for
preventing heinous crimes everywhere, by recognizing child safety
on the internet, we are protecting the lives and personal safety
of children everywhere.
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