How to Develop A Safer Home Essential for Your Kids’ Online Safety?

Considering the present year’s NCSAM theme ‘Our Shared Responsibility’, ESET Technical Support experts want to deliver some ideas helpful in keeping the digital world secure. The ideas include effective information that will improve your home’s online safety.

So, shall we start with the excellent ideas?   

  

Tips to Develop A Safer Home for Your Kids’ Online Safety

Ensure that the place you allot for your kids to use the internet at home is good

An area like kitchen or living room sounds to meet this need as it enables you to monitor your kids’ online activities directly. Moreover, keeping the charging slots in shared areas reduces the chances of internet usage by your kids in their bedrooms for the entire night. Check if the children have friends who are habitual of using the internet for long & long hours. If they have such type of friends, ensure that they are as less in touch with them as possible. 

   

Technology can aid

Be active and get the most of the antivirus software, in-built security suite, or the privacy protections that arrive with your electronic gadgets, software applications & web services. For example:

•     Enable parental control on almost every device your kids use. This will ensure that the children access only the services/ sites suitable for them.   

•      Turn off the options that allow access to your kids’ device cameras, location services, microphones, apps, games, and more., if or when they are not in use.

•   Switch ON the restrictions option on devices, apps, programs, or websites. This assures that the games/ apps being downloaded by your kids are appropriate according to their age. Platforms such as Google & YouTube, stores such as iTunes, services such as Spotify, & gaming supports like Xbox include their own settings that help you in this.

Set rules & regulations

Though it sounds a little bit strict decision yet the knowledgeable ESET Antivirus Support experts recommend you do this. It is because the smart techies very-well know that a minor strictness can provide you with the great safety of your kids. The rules that you should implement on the technology and the internet at your home are:   

      

•          Prevent connecting with unknown people online

•          Don’t ever give out the personal or financial information

•          Ask before not only downloading but using and sharing as well

•          Inform the parents with the great quickness if any stranger contacts you

Use technology to come together

Technology should not be used as a culprit to develop a wall between children and parents. Rather, it must be looked like a good opportunity to come close to all family members. To get the best out of technology, try the below:

    

•          Get together and try a new game or learn an innovative app as a family

•          If your kids commit a mistake, ensure to teach them, not to take away the assets.

As per the ESET Support professionals – they are proud to deliver the excellent ideas that can help the parents to develop a safer environment for their kids who surf the internet. 

They also added that if being a responsible parent you are unable to understand any of the points, or want some kind of other help, contact them directly.

Have an entertaining & safer National Cybersecurity Awareness Month!