Weekly story

Parents unaware of dangers faced by children on smartphones

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26121434

Many parents are out of touch with the dangers faced by their children on tablets and smartphones.

One in five children said they had seen something on their devices that had upset them. A study found that just over 20% of parents do not monitor what their children are doing online. The rest of the parents said that they have spoken to their children about staying safe onlin when using a tablet or a smartphone. The parents said that they are happy to let their children use the internet unsupervised. The study found out that teenagers aged 12-15 do get bullied on the internet as they are the young age and people think they can say whatever they like to them. Before there wasn't as much of the danger when people use to use PC's but now that people have communicating in a much intractive way, the danger has increased. Apple's iPhone and iPad have restrictions, or parental controls, that can be set using a passcode.Access to certain apps or websites can be blocked completely or restricted to age appropriate content.Restricted profile accounts can also be set up on Android smartphones and tablets.

My view:

I think that the parents should not let go out their children, they should keep up to date with what their chilldren are using on the internet with their phones and tablets. I think parents need to be more aware of the dangers and risks to their children which is why they should be in control of what they use and what not they use. I think if parents don't take the responsibility and let their children do whatever they like then there children could face so many problems which their parents will hardly know about. Parents need to show their power and control what their children use on the internet. They should manage the apps and websites their children use because at the end of the day they are the parents and they have to take full responsibilty of their children.