Cyber awareness and hygiene for parents

 

1-Talk to your children about potential online dangers, such as grooming, bullying, and stalking, and keep an eye on their online activities. Set transparent guidelines for the use of the Internet and online games

2-Notice  the indicators of behavior change: If your child starts spending more time online and begins to be defensive or confidential about their online activities, it could be an indicator of cyber grooming. Talk to your child and engage him or her in other tasks

3-Protect Your Child From Cyber Grooming: Grooming is a practice where a person creates an emotional bond with a child through social media or chat windows to gain their trust for sexual exploitation.

4-Children can remove privacy settings on social media to become more friends. Parents should discuss the full use of social media. In addition, they should be educated and helped to choose strong privacy settings.

5-Never click on suspicious links or attachments: Never click on links or files received from an unknown person in e-mail, text messages, or social media. This may be an attempt to infect a computer with malware.