How to Protect your Children Online
Surfing on the internet is of great use for everyone. However, children usually get off-track and navigate through undesirable websites. Besides these, your kids might look for friends who have bad intentions or who might have bad influence. Danger is always one click or one friend request away. However there are simple guidelines and useful tips, which can help protect your children online. These guildelines have been detailed in this article.
Instructions
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Create a Windows user account for your child
Create a separate Windows user account for each of your child. You need to impose parental control settings on your child’s account. Limit the sites your child can visit by manually blocking undesirable websites.
You can also choose the site your child can visit and let your child access to those only.
Remember that you can access all user accounts from the main account. You should keep an eye on the all the sites your child visits on a regular basis and block sites which you do not want him or her to surf. -
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Keep the computer in a common area
You should keep your computer in a common area within your house such as living room. By using the net in the common area of your house, you can observe your child’s activities.
In addition to this, you need to limit their internet usage. You can give access to the internet few hours before or after dinner. -
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Use anti-virus or spyware protection
It is recommended to use anti-virus or spyware protection programmes in order to block undesirable sites and material on your computer. You can easily get numerous anti-virus or spyware protection programmes on the internet. These programmes also offer a free trial, which can last from one to three months. You can try a hand at two or three renowned programmes and then buy a registered version. -
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Check your child’s activities on the social networking sites
You need to check your child’s activities on the social networking sites such as Facebook and keep an eye on his or her emails on occasionally. In case you allow your child to visit these social networking sites, you should create the account and keep password with yourself. -
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Talk to your child
You need to make your child aware of dangers of intimidation and bullying on the internet, especially when they access chatrooms.
Advise them not to talk to strangers or accept friend requests from unknown people.
