Before you take any assistance of any kind of tool to monitor a child’s internet activities, it is very important rather essential to counsel your child and make him aware of all the pros and cons of its usage. Let your children know how they can be vulnerable and trapped. And it is more important not to panic in any case as you are always there to help and guide them. If your child is mature and big enough to understand, then make him acquainted with different terms and modes of child exploitation like physical, mental, sexual, financial, etc. Tell them, rather teach them modes of self-security and remedies. The bottom line is, “Be always available to your child to meet his needs and queries, in the good times, to lessen their anxieties and distress. Be their best pal so that least they hide anything from you.” You should be extra-cautious about their activities and keep an eye if you suspect anything fishy or find your child suspiciously restless. Ultimately some ways to monitor your child’s online activities are discussed below briefly: Try yourself first Help your child while he is trying to download a game or App. Better play and view the game and App before your child does. Filter internet usage You should set your child’s iOS and Android profiles in all those devices at home to which he has access for internet activity. This safely filters sites, pages, Apps, Games, etc., and allows only those meant for children. You can even limit the internet usage time and data size to control and limit the internet usage. Get notifications You must create email accounts for your child on email providers like Gmail, Yahoo, etc., which allow you to create email accounts for kids of age 13 years and above. These accounts enable you to forward all their emails to you, which will help you know their contacts and communications. Check regularly your child’s social media account if it exists. It is recommended that if your child has any social media account like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc., then you too should create your account on the same media, be there as a friend and keep an eye on their posts, friend list, etc. Know and follow TV Parental Guidelines V-chipTV Parental Guidelines have been created to help parents recognize what programs and movies are meant for which particular age group. This is done through rating them, which are given below for your perusal.
V-Chip: It is present in all new TV sets with screens 13? and more.
Since TV sets made before 2000 are not present, you can use a set-top box meant for using V-Chip.
V-Chip allows the display of only filtered (through ratings) programs and blocks others. News, sports, and commercial advertisements may also contain inappropriate content. Since they are not rated and hence not filtered by V-Chip, you need to be aware and cautious of it.
- Know and follow ratings of Video Games and Apps
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has rated maximum video games and some Apps to ascertain viewers based on their content, like intense violence, graphic sexual content, nudity, consumption of alcohol and drugs, bloodshed, strong language, etc.
The list is long, but we have briefly given a superficial view of the same for your knowledge.
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| SR. NO. | GRADE/RATE | AUDIENCE | CONTENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Early Childhood | For young children |
| 2 | E | Everyone | Cartoon- little Fantasy Violence-little Language-mild |
| 3 | E 10+ | Everyone 10+ | Cartoon-more Fantasy- more Violence-mild Language-Mild Suggestive themes-little |
| 4 | T | Teens (13+ years) | Violence-some Humor-crude Suggestive themes-little Blood-little Gambling-simulated Strong language-some |
| 5 | M | Mature (17+ years) | Violence-intense Blood-more Wounds-more Sexual content Strong Language- |
| 6 | A | Adult (18+ years) | Violence-intense and prolonged Sexual content-graphic Gambling-with real currency |
Conclusion
In this blog, we have discussed why it is essential for parents to monitor their child’s online activities to recognize and block irrelevant online content. We have also discussed how to understand things and counsel your child. But you cannot deny scenarios when kids do not disclose their online activities. To avoid the same, every concerned parent works and explores. There are available many child monitoring software programs that help parents to view clearly what their child is viewing. One reliable, powerful, and easy-to-use tool is Kernel Computer Activity Monitor, a key logger that works stealthily. It saves screenshots of desktop activity at specific intervals, thus helping monitor the user’s computer activity. It can even track the password and time of logging in using the record of every key pressed on the computer’s keyboard. So you can rely on it. We hope this blog has proved helpful to you and lessened your worries as a parent.
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