Cultural+Awareness+Parents+and+Community_DT

=**Cultural Awareness: Parents and Communities** =

**Digiteen Notes #1** **What parents should tell their children before giving them access to the internet:** **Other notes:**
 * Never give out personal information online (instant message profiles, chat rooms, personal websites, etc.)
 * Never tell anyone but your parents your password.
 * If someone sends a mean message, do not reply. Save it or print it out and show it to an adult.
 * Never open emails from someone you don't know or from someone you know that is a threat to you.
 * “Almost all children today have access to the Internet through schools, libraries, community centers, or their home. And most 8 to 18-year-olds, 74 percent, have Internet access from their home computers according to the [|Kaiser Family Foundation] ."
 * Do not type passwords on computers that you do not control
 * "The number of teenagers using the internet has grown 24% in the past four years and 87% of those between the ages of 12 and 17 are online. Compared to four years ago, teens’ use of the internet has intensified and broadened as they log on more often and do more things when they are online."
 * Children create online user names and passwords for school, game websites, social networking, posting photos, shopping, etc.

= = =**Digiteen Post:** = When it comes to parents and communities, one of the most important thing is to protect their children, one of the biggest harm is technology, since it is access to the cyber-world, and not everything in the cyber world is safe. When it comes to technology, there are a number of parents who aren't up to date with the current technology and there are some that are. This can be an issue since the internet runs most of the world. Most young children use technology for social sites, games, research, health information, and more. When parents don't know what their children are doing on the internet, it may lead to many problems. Some problems can include: internet addiction, online arguments, foul language, cyber bullying, internet stalkers, internet predators and other complications. There are different things parents and communities can do to prevent any online harm to their children. First, parents should talk to their children about the basic rules of the internet. Some rules can be to not share passwords, recorded passwords, personal information, or any other private information that can fall into the wrong hands. Another thing that parents should tell their children to do is to never talk to anyone they don’t know in real life, and if a stranger is talking inappropriately, then they should immediately tell their parents. The most important thing a parent can do to prevent harm from the internet is to learn about the internet. Parents should know that if their child isn’t following the rules that they were given for the internet, then they have every right to take away the privilege of it. The internet can be very beneficial and helpful but if it is used for a different motive, then it can be very dangerous.


 * Websites I used for research (CITATIONS): **
 * Oxford, Nadia. //Biggest Threats, Problems Kids Face Online//. N.p., Apr 14, 2011. Web. 17 Apr 2012. [].


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Lenhart, Amanda. "Teens and Technology ." //Pew Internet//. N.p., 27 Jul 2005. Web. 17 Apr 2012. < [] ;.


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">"Microsoft Safety and Security ." //Teach kids online security basics//. Mircosoft, 15 Sep 2006. Web. 17 Apr 2012. < [] ;.