Visit Age-Appropriate Sites
There are tons of sites out there that promotes creativity, learning and intensify your kids’ interest. Social Networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are not appropriate for kids. Facebook however, has lots of educational apps, so you can always supervise your kids as they log-in to their accounts.
Tell Them Not To Chat With Strangers
People are not always who they say they are online, you need to tell your kids that. So discourage your kids from talking or chatting to people they don’t personally know. This is very important, especially if your kids are playing online games. There are lots of opportunistic individuals out there who want to take advantage of your kids in so many different ways.
Teach Kids To Think Critically
The same with the first thing on this list, tell your kids that not everything they see online is real or true. This is very important, especially if your kids are trying to find particular things online. You can set-up the safe-search setting or install filtering software in your computer. Also, make sure you check the history of your browser to know where the sites your kids have visited.
Teach Your Kids To Be Always Polite
If they can’t say bad words in real life, they will not do it online. Always remind them the value of being polite and honest, and to play a fair game, be it in games of in school.
Establish Rules And Time Limits
Set an allowable time for your kids to spend online and tell them to focus and be responsible on their studies so they can enjoy the computer and internet. Have some restrictions in visiting certain sites and online games. Parents are kids’ role models, what you teach them and what you show them will be imprinted in their character. Let them enjoy the good stuff and be responsible at the same time.