Cyber Bullying: Pemberdayaan bagi Orang Tua
Dunia digital terus berkembang dengan platform, aplikasi, dan perangkat media sosial baru, dan anak-anak dan remaja seringkali yang pertama menggunakannya. Beberapa hal negatif yang mungkin terjadi mencakup cyberbullying, sexting, posting pesan atau konten yang penuh kebencian, dan berpartisipasi dalam percakapan kelompok negatif. Jika anak anda memuat konten negatif atau berbahaya secara online, ini mungkin tidak hanya membahayakan anak-anak lain; itu dapat mempengaruhi reputasi online mereka, yang dapat memiliki implikasi negatif untuk penerimaan pekerjaan atau kuliah mereka.
Meskipun anda mungkin tidak dapat memantau semua aktivitas anak anda, ada beberapa hal yang dapat anda lakukan untuk mencegah cyberbullying dan melindungi anak anda dari perilaku digital yang berbahaya:
- Monitor a teen’s social media sites, apps, and browsing history, if you have concerns that cyberbullying may be occurring.
- Review or re-set your child’s phone location and privacy settings.
- Follow or friend your teen on social media sites or have another trusted adult do so.
- Stay up-to-date on the latest apps, social media platforms, and digital slang used by children and teens.
- Know your child’s user names and passwords for email and social media.
- Establish rules about appropriate digital behavior, content, and apps.
Digital Monitoring Apps and Software for Parents
Parents who want to protect their children from cyberbullying, harmful digital behavior, and exposure to adult content can use parental control and monitoring software to help them set up systems that are less invasive to their children. There are free software options and apps available to help parents restrict content, block domains, or view their children’s online activities, including social media, without looking at their child’s device every day. Most of the free software options provide some features for free, but charge for more robust insight. A parent should consider a child’s age, device use, and digital behavior when selecting software – what is suitable to restrict for a ten-year old may not be useful for a teenager. Content last reviewed on September 18, 2017