What is your take on this?

I place the laptop at an open area. It protects not only my children but myself and my wife from being ensnared in anyway to engage in anything immoral online.

Let them have access to their own personal system so that you can monitor the sites they visit and what they do online. From there you will know what next

Letting them know about the advantages and disadvantages online

Set rules or boundaries for them.

This is really difficult to check as children are not always with their parents. Some of the measures would only work at home and once children are out of home anything can happen.

Thanks Brother Dickson.

Quite lengthy contribution Kathik. I appreciate it.

Thanks Jumoke for your response.

Thank you Akua

Children like to explore through the internet,That's why it's important to be aware of what your kids see and hear on the Internet, who they meet, and what they share about themselves online.

As with any safety issue, it's wise to talk with your kids about your concerns, take advantage of resources to protect them, and keep a close eye on their activities.

Aside from these, it's wise to take an active role in protecting your kids from Internet predators and sexually explicit materials online. To do that:

Become computer literate and learn how to block objectionable material.

Keep the computer in a common area, not in individual bedrooms, where you can watch and monitor its use. Monitor any time spend on smartphones or tablets.

Share an email or social media account with your child so you can monitor messages.

Bookmark kids' favorite sites for easy access.

Spend time online together to teach your kids appropriate online behavior.

Forbid your child from entering private forums; block them with safety features provided by your Internet service provider or with special filtering software. Be aware that posting messages to forums reveals a user's email address to others.

Monitor your credit card and phone bills for unfamiliar account charges.

Find out what, if any, online protection is offered by your child's school, after-school center, friends' homes, or anyplace where kids could use a computer without your supervision.

Take your child seriously if he or she reports an uncomfortable online exchange.

Regards

Thank you David

we must create awareness among children about the cypher safety.

Sure Jack, awareness the key to online safety for children

Yes. Karthik and others have rightly pointed out. Awareness is the key to online safety.

Thanks Sarkar

Monitor them well. So that they won't mess up the online opportunity

I recommend detailed answers given by my colleagues K Karthik and Dr. David in this context.

The question carries lot of significance. Good question Harry sir

Parental controls !!!!

To be open and disciplined that is a constant work till they become 22 years old !!!!

I agree with aparna sathya murthy

I am following answer

Good question.

see this page:

http://www.safekids.com/kids-rules-for-online-safety/

Parents' follow-up of their children and their relationship to the Internet, as well as guiding their children to counseling and positive use, will guide children to achieve great things.

Thank you for your response Nada; but how do we watch them.

Effective counselling by parent and teachers could be one way of ensuring the safety of our children online. Thank you Dr. Omran

Thank your for the informative link Abbas.

I also side with Dr. Murthy

Thank You Dr Sheth.

It is almost impossible to watch all the child moves, but parental guidance is the best way to ensure their safety not only on the internet but also in all life paths... Regards

I side with you Dr. Mahdi

Amidst all the above submissions, it is really a challenge to ensure childrens' safety online because parents or teachers are not with them always. The monitoring would only be effective when children are with parents or teachers. It is virtually impossible to follow children wherever they go in the name of monitoring. Anything can happen when they go out alone Or stay at home alone. The influence from peers and so on is also a menace.

Contributions from all responses very informative. I like the response from K. Karthik

Response of K Karthik and Dr K N Sheth is good

Response of K Karthik and Dr K N Sheth is wonderful

Response of K Karthik and David is wonderful

Thank you Obed.

Dr. Mushongo, I also agree with Kathik.

By removing them from the net and working with other recreational means

Regular conversations with the child on this issue and guiding them au courant.

I think strong parental control locking system is essential. PC should be locked in such as way, that only educational and institutional websites will be accessible. All other URLs will be blocked.

proper guidance, to understated them the positives and negatives of cyber world

As stated by Dr Sheth

Proper guidance