Rules for cyber safety - Information and security

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Bog'liq INFORMATION AND SECURITYRules for cyber safety
I will not give out personal information such as my address, telephone number, parents’ work address/telephone number, or the name and location of my school without my parents’ permission.
I will tell my parents right away if I come across any information that makes me feel uncomfortable.
I will never agree to get together with someone I ‘meet’ online without first checking with my parents.
If my parents agree to the meeting, I will be sure that it is in a public place and bring one of my parents along.
I will never send a person my picture or anything else without first checking with my parents.
I will not respond to any messages that are mean or in any way make me feel uncomfortable. It is not my fault if I get a message like that. If I do, I will tell my parents right away.
I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online. We will decide upon the time of day that I can be online, the length of time I can be online, and appropriate areas for me to visit. I will not access other areas or break these rules without their permission.
These rules are from www.censorship.dia.govt.nz and are based on material supplied by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Mobile phones and apps
“Parents were asked at what age their child first owned or used a mobile phone. The median age was 8 years,” said Mary Redmayne, an adjunct research fellow at Monash University in Australia and a co-author of a study examining phone use in primary school children. Giving your child a smartphone comes with numerous benefits. A phone is an excellent safety tool; your child can use it to let you know they safely reached their destination, call you for a ride, or call in case of an emergency. You can also use the GPS on their phone to track their location. Knowing that you can always reach your child is a tremendous peace of mind for a parent.
Smartphones, however, can also be misused, and in some situations can make children vulnerable. Because smartphones are personal devices, we don’t often know what our children do on them, or how they use them.
If you’re considering giving your child a smartphone, it helps to have some clearly outlined guidelines in place beforehand, so everyone is on the same page. If your child already has a smartphone, it’s not too late to review the family rules. Demonstrate to them that having a smartphone is a big responsibility.
Implement smartphone rules with your child. Making sure your kids involve you on their phone activities will help keep them safe.
There are many precautions you can take to implement phone safety:
Have your kid sign a smartphone contract before you give them one. Print out a list of cell phone rules and stick it in a public place in your home.
Download parental controls. Parental control apps for younger children enable you to limit your child’s usage, determine their location, and monitor their calls and messages. Apps also allow you to shut off certain functions at different times. For example, disabling text messaging while driving.
Set limits when your child can use a smartphone and for how long each day.
Set a personal example for your child. Don’t bring your phone to the dinner table, and don’t text and drive.
Set up a charging station in a central location in your home. Phones should stay out of your child’s bedroom so they won’t be in use late at night.
You can also install an app to monitor your child’s activity. Keepers is one type of app that alerts parents about harmful, abusive, or suspicious messages, and it includes a tracking device to show your kid’s location in real time.
References:
Bhatt CR., Benke G., Smith CL., Redmayne M., Dimitriadis C., Dalecki A., Macleod S., Sim MR., Croft RJ., Wolfe R., Kaufman J., Abramson MJ. (2017). Use of mobile and cordless phones and change in cognitive function: a prospective cohort analysis of Australian primary school children.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28629417
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