Comments on: Protecting Your Children From Cyber Bullies!

By: Allan

Allan — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:07:45 +0000

Hey Chris, a very interesting site!

Cyber safety for kids is a parental, school and community issue.

The sooner people realise that working together is the answer, the sooner we can do something about it!

Speaking of sooner, sorry I didn’t answer your comment before!

Cheers!

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By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:48:25 +0000

I feel this is a great commentary from the ‘parent’ side of things. I present to students, parents and teachers (in Australia) on these issues in my spare time, and a lot of the issues I come across are things that you’ve raised here.

For anyone interested, I’ve created a website raising awareness of these issues, which takes you on an interactive journey into a detective’s office to learn more about cyber bullying!

–
Chris
http://www.cyberbullying.info

By: Allan

Allan — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:50:15 +0000

I totally agree, but if they are to fight their own battles, then they need to be properly equipped as well.

Where do you draw the line of parental responsibility? If there are no rules, chaos reigns…

Addicted to the Internet? I don’t know, but I have lived a lot of my life away from computers and the online world. They need to as well!

By: evilwoobie

evilwoobie — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:01:49 +0000

We cannot fight our kids’ battles for them. We must always remember that. The most that we can do is remind them on a daily basis that the internet is a place where they can either learn or inspire others. Also, let’s educate them about trolls; tell them that, as in the real world, some nasty people are out to make others feel miserable. And just as he/she would do in the real world, block these people out; ignore them and don’t mind their dirt.

We can’t ban our kids from using the internet, when we ourselves are very much addicted to it.

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By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:39:32 +0000

Thanks for addressing this Allan. It affects children a lot more than some people realize.

By: Allan

Allan — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:06:08 +0000

That’s a very wise move!

I keep saying how important it is to monitor and guide children in their internet use.

Apart from the dangers that they face, they also need to communicate with other people in the real world, which is a vital part of their development into maturity!

Allan

By: Krokodil Ngwenya

Krokodil Ngwenya — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:51:10 +0000

I found your article on children’s safety very interesting. My Asperger daughter loves the internet and has been computer literate since age 4 - I have terminated her internet use except when I can sit with her while she surfs because her understanding of reality makes it risky.

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By: Allan

Allan — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:38:20 +0000

Yes, people just don’t realize the danger out there!

It’s easy to give in for the sake of peace, but it isn’t in the kids’ long term interest!

The problem, along with creeps preying on kids, really needs to be addressed at a community level involving parents, schools and police!

By: Tony Lewis

Tony Lewis — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:04:12 +0000

Hi Allan,
You’ve got some great advice there, I know, with 4 boys aged between 14 and 20 we’ve had our fair share of online activity troubles.
The schools here are fast learning about the problems of online bullying as well as kids visiting inappropriate sites, my son’s high school now has locked down most sites so the kids can’t access them, including places like myspace.
The kids aren’t too pleased but I think in a lot of cases it’s a necessary thing to do.
Tony:)

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