Would you allow your child to roam the streets of Sydney freely and without supervision? At any time of the day? For hours on end? Most parents will not allow this, let alone even entertain the thought of something so absurd. One of the key aspects of being a parent is to protect your children at all times, guide them through the obstacles of life, especially in their younger years where kids are completely dependent on their parents for not only food and shelter, but much much more.
One of the key aspects of being a parent is to protect your children at all times
We spend so much time and effort in raising our kids, feeding them healthy food, putting a roof over the heads, giving them a good education, and much more, we try to give them a better life than what we had, and part of this sometimes means buying them the latest gadgets and tech, the latest tablets and iphones. For the most part, our intentions are sincere, so we can keep in touch with them, or we don’t want them to feel like they’re missing out when all their friends have these devices, or simply because we feel in this fast moving age we are in, they need to have a device.
Fair enough, my goal isn’t to persuade you against it, or even the other way. I’d like to highlight some of the dangers lurking ahead when you give your child a device that has no locks, no limits, no security enabled, basically a free door into the world wide web.
If as a parent, we would not agree to leave our child in the middle of the city unsupervised, when you give them a device with no locks or limitations on it, you are kind of doing that. If you feel your child won’t do the wrong thing, I’m sure they won’t, but its really important to understand the vicious nature of some apps and websites out there, which are designed to get kids distracted, addicted, and pollute their minds with the same filth we are trying to protect them from.
The aim of this website is to teach parents how to set limits and controls on their child’s devices, without taking it away from them, but setting some basic boundaries to safeguard them from what they shouldn’t see.
The best part of this is that it is completely free and it is built into the devices.
If you have an iPhone, click here.
If you have an Android, click here.
If you have a computer, click here.
If you’d like to learn how to set up a Mesh WiFi network for your home, and to learn of their benefits, click here.
Technology and devices have a lot of positives and negatives. We need to provide our children with the tools, knowledge and supervision to manage a balance, and we need to build a healthy trust based relationship with them.
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