Internet safety for children: learn how to help your children

It has been common for some time now children and teenagers carry cell phones own. This connection facilitated communication between parents and children, who began to speak more frequently in periods that they spent apart, such as at school. However, unlimited internet on these devices has become a problem, and today, parents are looking for ways to monitor children on the internet.

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Why monitor what children consume on the internet?

Some parents are not so concerned about their children's activities on the Internet, as they trust that websites and social networks control the age of users. This is true, but it is very easy to lie about your age on the internet and have access to content that is not suitable for children.

Therefore, it is important for parents to know what kind of content children are consuming on a daily basis. With this information, parents should help their children look for more age-appropriate content.

See below some examples of applications with this function:

• mSpy;
• Eyezy;
• Norton;
• Qustodio;
• Kaspersky.

Is it recommended to use these apps?

In fact, each family must decide whether the use of these applications is necessary or not. Sometimes just one conversation with the child is enough. In addition, it is necessary to assess whether it is worth taking the risk of using an application that uses so much user data.

As these applications have access to various accounts on social networks and what is consumed in them, some programs benefit from this information. In most cases, app companies sell this data to advertising agencies. In this way, they are able to offer targeted advertisements to these profiles, which can be even more harmful for the little ones. Therefore, you need to know the app company in depth to ensure your safety and that of your children.