Sunday, March 27, 2016

Reasons Why Parents Should Have Child Monitoring Software

By Charles Stevens


The advent of technological advancements has introduced many gadgets that are continuously connecting more and more people to the internet. Many households today own desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smart phones. Due to these developments, many youngsters are exposed to the Internet. It has become a necessity for kids to have smart phones to enable them to stay in constant communication with parents. However, many abuse these gadgets by accessing adult sites, texting and sending sexually explicit content and communicating with strangers online. Child monitoring software help parents to monitor all activities their children partake in.

The program is easy to install on gadgets used by kids and monitors their activities. All information is sent to a designated online control panel that one can view reports. It collects information like browser history, GPS locations, text messages, photos taken, apps installed, contacts and emails. Some apps can view the screen of the gadget in real time as well as track its GPS instantly. Below are some reasons why all this is necessary.

It is easy to access inappropriate content online. Unfortunately, today many pornography sites can easily be accessed anytime. There is not much restrictions put to avoid teenagers from getting these materials. One can easily lie about their age or create email accounts to prove there are over eighteen years. Other sites include gambling pages where people bet money. This could make gambling addicts out of many youngsters.

Kids meet other people in schools, parks, at the zoo or even during school tours. Since one cannot control whom their child interact with, they can monitor texts, emails and other social media messages remotely. This will enable them know when the adolescent is sending sexual content to other individuals and put a stop to it.

Children are easy targets for cyber identity theft. This is because they are prone to giving out a lot of vital personal information on social media sites like Facebook. This can be used by unscrupulous individuals to compromise their identities and can end up resulting in criminal activity eventually traced back to them. Trojans and viruses can easily be downloaded onto computer drives and are used to steal identities of victims.

The Internet is notorious for sexual predators and child molesters who target unsuspecting youngsters. They use chat rooms to lure in vulnerable kids since they provide anonymity. This gives such unscrupulous individuals the perfect opportunity to prey on victims.

Cyber bullying is one social evil that leaves a deep psychological impact on the victim. This bullying is similar to other traditional bullying in the sense that it has similar effects on victims. The only difference is that it occurs online in social media chat rooms and pages. Most cases go unnoticed until some incident happens to expose them.

It is not advisable for kids to spend a lot of time online. Parents need to control this time to help the child have time for other activities like homework, chores and form vital social interactions in the real world. This prevents children from becoming social media addicts and having minimal social interactions with people.




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