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Parents, Teens and Cyberspace

Isn't that obscene?I heard Kris avoid problems in the future. Remember -
commenting on seeing an obscene image on how you respond to a problem initially
the web page to Philip.Why should anybody will determine whether they confide in
be allowed to use such images in online? you the next time they encounter a
Someone should do something about people problem and how they learn to deal with
like these who made this horrible, problems on their own.Guidelines for
obscene web page that uses pictures like Parents to avoid risks online for their
that where anyone could see them. What teensGet to know about internet: If you
will become of my teenage son when he are not aware of the internet, get to
comes across such a page? Why don't we know about it. At least the basics. This
censor this kind of thing?I was surprised will help you guide your teen and watch
to hear Philip's reply:Well, no, what you his/her online activities.Get to know
say? It's art. I see worse than that on about your teen's browsing habits: Don't
TV channels! Why would anybody be upset let your teen go online unsupervised.
about that?We're all adults here, right? Always know what your teen is doing
And if we aren't, if there is some young online. This doesn't mean peeping above
innocent thirteen-year-old soul, why are their shoulders. Consider keeping the
their parents not supervising their computer in a family room rather than in
internet use? Why would pictures like the teen's bedroom. Browse along with
that bother anyone? Why should we censor your teen when you are free. Let him/her
that?Now, who is right? Neither or both. share their favorite sites with you. This
No one can really answer this question in will give you an idea about their
just one word. This is a never ending browsing habits.Get to know about your
debate. While debating on whether a page teen's alternative sources of going
is Obscene or not, our focus turns on to online: Understand that there are many
our young innocent soul that has just sources by which teens can go online
started surfing the net. Parents are other than your PC at home. It can be in
worried about the risks to their teens a friend's house, in school, a library,
online, while some are not really aware club, or cafe. Many game consoles can be
of it. Although there is a reason to be connected to the Internet and used for
concerned about exposing teens to chatting and other online interaction. It
sexually explicit material, it's is also possible to access the Internet
important to look beyond pornography when on mobile devices such as cellular
thinking about keeping teens safe on the telephones and other handheld devices.
Net.The Internet has good information Get to know about your teen's e-friends:
that teens can learn from and use. The Like pen friends those days, teens may
Internet connects teens globally to other have e-friends. It's absolutely safe if
teens. The number of teens using the that relationship stops at healthy
Internet grows rapidly each day. However, chatting. It's not safe to allow your
there are risks involved. When teens are teen to arrange a face to face meeting
online, they become more vulnerable. with someone they "meet" on the Internet
Teenagers are particularly at risk without parental permission. If a meeting
because they often go online unsupervised is arranged, make the first one in a
and are more likely than younger children public place, and be sure to accompany.
to participate in online discussions Remember that people online may not be
regarding companionship, relationships, who they seem. As you can't see or even
or sexual activity. According to a recent hear the person, it would be easy for
U.S. Department of Justice study, 24 someone to misrepresent him or her. Thus
million children between the ages of 12 someone indicating that "she" is a
and 17 use the Internet. One in 5 "16-year-old girl" could in reality be a
children online is sexually solicited yet 35-year-old man.Tell your teen about the
only 1 in 4 reportedly tells an adult importance of Privacy: Instruct the teen
about the solicitation.Risks that are to never give out identifying information
faced by teens onlineThe main risks a such as photographs, home address, school
teenager may face online are:Exposure to name, e-mail id or telephone number, in a
Obscene material - Many a time, teens may public message such as chat or
have to confront with material that is newsgroups. Tell the teen about the
disturbing or inappropriate which is importance of keeping personal
violent or sexual in nature. Peer to peer information, credit card number and
networks are sometimes used to distribute passwords confidential. Tell the teen
pornography, including child pornography. breaching into others privacy is bad
Many commercial web sites have links to manners.Install software to block and
pornographic sites.Harassment and watch: Use filtering programs such as
bullying - Teens might encounter e-mail NetNanny, SurfWatch, CyberPatrol and
or bulletin board messages that are CyberSitter. These software, helps in
harassing, demeaning, or blocking porn sites, hate sites and
belligerent.Physical molestation - Teens others that meet their blocking criteria.
might provide personal information to It also blocks sites containing words
strangers on the web or arrange an that have been deemed obscene. It
encounter that could risk his or her provides reasonably good access to safe
safety or the safety of other family sites that ought to be available. This
members. In a few cases, intruders had also monitors where a child has
used online services and bulletin boards been.Another option is to use a rating
to gain a child's confidence and then system that relies on web-site operators
arrange a face to face meeting. Monitory to indicate the nature of their material.
loss - Teens could do something that may Internet browsers can be configured to
be illegal or that leads to financial only allow teens to visit sites that are
consequences, such as giving away rated at the level that the parents
father's credit card number.Places of specify. The advantage to this method is
Risk in the Cyberspace for a that only appropriately rated sites can
Teenager.Just like there are many TV be viewed. The disadvantage of using such
channels, there are many avenues in the software is that, some time good sites
web. The risky places on the web for a may also be blocked because of the word
teenager includeCommercial sitesInternet it may contain. Eg. Some sites which give
relay chat(IRC)Instant information on "Breast cancer" may be
Messaging(IM)ChatroomsE-mailPeer-to-Peer blocked if you block the sites which
NetworksNewsgroups, Forums and Bulletin contain the word "Breast" in it. Many
BoardsShould Teens be monitored by parents have a question in their mind,
parents online?YES. Nowadays teens demand "Should I stop my teenager from using the
privacy. At the same time, they also need web?" The answer is a big NO. To tell
parental involvement and supervision in teens to stop using these services would
their daily lives. The same general be like telling them to stop attending
parenting skills that apply to the "real school because students sometimes get to
world" also apply while online. Talk to develop bad friendship there. A better
them about their online activities. If strategy would be to teach teens how to
your teenage son/daughter tells you about be smart. Teach them moral values so that
an upsetting message, person, or web site they know what is right and wrong in
encountered while online, immediately order to safeguard them in any
don't blame your teen but help him/her to potentially risky situation.Safe
get out of the problem and help them surfing!!!!!




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