Editor's Letter
Safety first, when it comes to our children
Our children’s section in this issue deals with computer, television and cellphone addiction. I am not only concerned about the addiction, but about the other hidden dangers as well. Children seem to learn how to use each new technological breakthrough as soon as it arrives, but somehow safety issues have taken a back seat.
Most parents are blissfully unaware of the sort of information their child is accessing through the computer. They do not suspect that the machine in their home has changed from being a toy or a source of knowledge to something that essentially drives a gulf between child and parents, especially those parents who work.
More and more frequently we learn about police posing as children in order to flush out online predators. This alone brings home to me the fact that the problem is an increasing one and is cause for serious concern.
Children tend to believe they are safe when talking to strangers with the computer as a buffer, and it doesn’t seem to bother them or their parents. We put so much effort into warning our children not to talk to strangers, and to be careful crossing the street – why is it so difficult to be diligent in cautioning them about Internet safety?
Maybe, assuming that children know more than they do, today’s parents don’t see the point of lecturing them. What we fail to realise is that, computer smart as they may be, today’s children are not street wise. Be responsible. Our children depend on us, their parents, to protect them. No one else will.
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Yours in Healthy Living
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