Here are some tips to prevent your kids from being addicted to the internet. These tips are not exhaustive and cover both gaming, chatting and surfing.
These are the personal views of Colin Ong TS.
Always have an “open door” policy of communication with your kids.
Encourage your kid to take up a sport to complement online activities.
Develop a family website together. You can delegate your kid to design the site while you take digital photos and upload them.
Have frank talks about e-commerce and developing an internet start-up. Many parents do not spend enough time talking about the business aspects of the internet.
Some online games require strategy and teamwork. Find time to develop team-spirit with your kid by playing these games together.
The search engine is very useful for researching project work. Ask you kids to be time-effective when getting references and not be encumbered by information overload.
Online chatting is good if your kid initially does not know the people who are online. But encourage your kid to meet up with these friends in a group.
Explain to your kid that viewing online pornography demeans the people who appear on these sites. In most cases, these people either need psychological counseling or may be forced to appear due to financial hardships. Pornography is a lucrative trade – especially for website owners.
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