{"id":1798,"date":"2017-04-01T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T12:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/?p=1798"},"modified":"2019-08-20T07:13:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T07:13:40","slug":"internet-parental-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/en\/internet-parental-control","title":{"rendered":"Internet Parental Control &#8211; Online Safety Tips for Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1837 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/parental-control.jpg\" alt=\"parental control\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/parental-control.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/parental-control-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/parental-control-768x288.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The count of children indulged on the internet is on a continuous rise these days. With mobile devices and laptops, it is nothing difficult for a 7-year-old kid to browse social media websites, play online games, etc. However, such easy accessibility also makes children prone to dangerous online threats like cyber-bullying, pornographic exposure, identity theft and malware attacks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These predators target children in one or the other ways to fulfill their nefarious purposes. According to NSPCC, an organization that protects children rights, &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three-quarters of parents have looked for or received information or advice about how to help their child manage online risks.&#8221; This clearly indicates the rising concern of parents towards their children\u2019s online safety. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this post, we are sharing a few useful tips and tricks for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/bd\/stopping-cyberbullying-parents-need-know\" target=\"_blank\">parents of the digital<\/a> age who wish to actively participate in making the online life of their child safe and secure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1838 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/internet-parenting.jpg\" alt=\"internet parenting\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/internet-parenting.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/internet-parenting-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/internet-parenting-768x288.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage your kids to always utilize the in-built security features whenever they use any social media platform to ensure that their activities are safe and secure. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help them understand that making friends with strangers over social media can result in serious consequences and that only their real-life friends should be a part of their online lives. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell your child about rogue apps that could steal private data and cause harm. Only reliable and official app stores should be considered while downloading apps on the smartphone. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should use a security antivirus with parental control tool. A standalone tool with these two features will help you monitor your child\u2019s online activities plus keeps malware at bay. So, you have dual benefits with one software. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advise your children not to download attachments from unknown senders as such attachments may contain viruses or other types of malware that would cause harm to your data.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do give a look at our blog post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/en\/balancing-parental-control-child-independence#\">Balancing Parental Control and Child Independence<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The count of children indulged on the internet is on a continuous rise these days. 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