Clinging to their mobile, they take pictures, talking for hours, surfing the Internet ... and encounter new dangers, frequently unknown parents. The point with Dominique Delorme, head Listen to Net Family members helpline for youth protection on the net.
What are the dangers of mobile phones for teenagers?
They are a lot of. On the 1 hand, mobile phones with cameras or the web gives access to teenagers to pornographic images.
The phone can also turn out to be a tool of harassment. A girl who known as our line Listen Net family, had given his number to a boy she had met on the Internet. Helped by his friends, he called up 500 times each day. He would even call his school posing as his father talked to him.
What differences do you perceive between a pc as well as a mobile phone?
You are able to not really separate the PC phone. With new technologies, teens face the identical risk on a mobile phone than a PC. Nevertheless, in contrast to a pc, the phone stays within reach: you sleep next door, the door is close to home. Moreover, parents don't permit the phone to search for their children. It was commonly a much more intimate relationship with the mobile phone having a PC, often in full view of everybody within the family living room.
Do we observed an enhance within the number of troubles with cell phones?
Yes: complaints of harassment and other threats by phone account for 6% of our calls. For instance, suffered blackmail to undress from different users, without necessarily any distinction of age or sex - though it notes that the average age 13 are most affected.
How can parents raise their young children and warn them against these new threats?
Parents can purchase software program for mobile phones that protect kids from offensive images. These programs, parental filters, can blacklist specific sites with pornographic, advocating anorexia or violence. This type of software is offered by some mobile operators like SFR, who signed a charter on parental control with the Ministry of the Family.
Smaller issue: the PC, it is possible to generate distinct profiles and pick the logon hours of our youth. Having said that, this type of program does not exist on mobile.
From there, how can we protect kids?
The teen ought to really feel safe - even on the Internet. For this, World wide web has grow to be a subject of discussion between parents and kids. For example, we speak with his son after a movie. But following browsing the web, nothing is said. We ought to restore this discussion.
What are the dangers of mobile phones for teenagers?
They are a lot of. On the 1 hand, mobile phones with cameras or the web gives access to teenagers to pornographic images.
The phone can also turn out to be a tool of harassment. A girl who known as our line Listen Net family, had given his number to a boy she had met on the Internet. Helped by his friends, he called up 500 times each day. He would even call his school posing as his father talked to him.
What differences do you perceive between a pc as well as a mobile phone?
You are able to not really separate the PC phone. With new technologies, teens face the identical risk on a mobile phone than a PC. Nevertheless, in contrast to a pc, the phone stays within reach: you sleep next door, the door is close to home. Moreover, parents don't permit the phone to search for their children. It was commonly a much more intimate relationship with the mobile phone having a PC, often in full view of everybody within the family living room.
Do we observed an enhance within the number of troubles with cell phones?
Yes: complaints of harassment and other threats by phone account for 6% of our calls. For instance, suffered blackmail to undress from different users, without necessarily any distinction of age or sex - though it notes that the average age 13 are most affected.
How can parents raise their young children and warn them against these new threats?
Parents can purchase software program for mobile phones that protect kids from offensive images. These programs, parental filters, can blacklist specific sites with pornographic, advocating anorexia or violence. This type of software is offered by some mobile operators like SFR, who signed a charter on parental control with the Ministry of the Family.
Smaller issue: the PC, it is possible to generate distinct profiles and pick the logon hours of our youth. Having said that, this type of program does not exist on mobile.
From there, how can we protect kids?
The teen ought to really feel safe - even on the Internet. For this, World wide web has grow to be a subject of discussion between parents and kids. For example, we speak with his son after a movie. But following browsing the web, nothing is said. We ought to restore this discussion.
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