I saw this from the Norton website and this is a pretty scary statistics. I know this will continue to rise.
TIP OF THE DAY:
Limit your child's online usage to 30 minutes. If they are to use it after that, let it be solely for homework, no social networking, IMs, etc.
I love this tip! Do you remember way back when we had dial-up internet that used the phone lines? My parent's had that rule that we could only use the internet for 30 minutes because otherwise they'd miss important phone calls! As a child I detested it, but now I feel as though it was great so that I'd do other things such as reading or being outside.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, I remember those days and long gone were those days. Everywhere you go there's wi-fi and people are constantly connected. I agree with you that there is still life outside the internet.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I love the idea of being active with monitoring our children and attempting to protect them. But I look back at times in my own school career, where adversity and confrontations have helped me become the man I am today. I think as parents we can protect our students to a certain point, but we need to help our kids turn those tough moments into learning experiences.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you David. I believe that we can't hold our children's hands forever. Indeed it will help them problem-solve and make better decisions--learning their lesson basically. But I do worry about those children who has difficulty articulating what is going on with them before reaching out to them is too late.
ReplyDeleteGreat sharing among colleagues!
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