With the development of social networks, children are gradually exposed to something called "virtual world". Although children have the opportunity to interact with more people and create many new relationships, it still happens that children are bullied online . The following are solutions to avoid the above phenomenon.
What should parents do when children are bullied online?
Just talking and comforting your child is not enough if they are being bullied online . Parents, please refer to these solutions immediately.
Take time to educate your children about online safety
In a global study conducted by Kaspersky software, according to the opinions of 8,793 parents with children from 7 to 12 years old, up to 58% of parents admitted that they only spent less than 30 minutes during their children's time. I'm too young to talk about internet safety; Only 11% of them said they spent more than 2 hours talking to their children about the dangers of the Internet.
Because of lack of knowledge, children can easily become bullied online . Parents need to spend at least ten minutes every day talking about their child's day before bed, which includes online activities. At the same time, parents also tell their children about the dangers on social networks so that they can identify the dangers and thereby give appropriate advice.
When children are not aware of safety when using social networks, they can easily become targets of bullying
Talk with your child about social media activities
Kaspersky experts recommend that parents treat their children's cyberbullying like real-life bullying, by encouraging them to open up and talk to a trusted adult (preferably a parent) if your child receives any threatening or inappropriate messages.
At the same time, parents also need to spend time exploring emerging trends, games and channels to understand how they impact their children's Internet use.
Once there is a common voice about using social networks, parents can talk about the positive and negative aspects that their children encounter. You should also tell your children some of your bad experiences. When they understand that their parents are just like them, they can boldly share their own stories.
Children will talk to their parents instead of online friends more when they feel understood
This not only normalizes how to protect children on the Internet, but also creates a bridge to access their children's cyberspace. In addition, after just a short time, you will realize that you do not need to make any effort to "check" your child's current condition, but they will still enthusiastically share.
Establish clear, ground rules
Setting rules is indispensable for children, because they are not yet aware of whether their actions are right or wrong. Rules will include activities in daily life such as cleaning up toys after playing, doing homework before playing games... to what children are and are not allowed to do on the Internet. Parents need to explain the effects of the above rules, not force their children to follow them. Only when children are aware of the consequences of what they should not do can they fully comply.
For example, parents might talk about their child posting an inappropriate photo online. Even if I delete it where I posted it, the photo has been spread on the Internet and will exist forever. The photo has the ability to impact your child's life and work in the future.
Not stopping there, in the early days of setting up rules to avoid children being bullied online , parents should use reliable control software to promptly pay attention and guide their children to follow the rules. Thanks to this, children will know how much time they are allowed to spend in the "virtual world" and which websites they should block.
Establishing rules will help your child use the internet more effectively
This problem is not your child's fault, you need to pay more attention to your child
Mr. Yeo Siang Tiong, general manager of Kaspersky's Southeast Asia region, said: "In the past, when it was back-to-school season, parents often worried about their children's report card scores. However, this problem no longer exists.
Vietnamese parents, like many other parents around the world, are currently raising "hyper-connected" children, so the biggest concern right now is whether their children become a target of cybercriminals or not.
No one has the right to blame them for children in this day and age because children are targets of bad people, leading to them being bullied online and even having their personal information stolen."
Children being bullied online will become more and more common if parents do not act now. Children will receive the greatest benefits of social networks when they understand what they should and should not do. Mykingdom hopes that every child can grow up safely with an optimistic and happy mind.
