Should Children Be Allowed On The Internet

Do you know what your child, little brother, or baby cousin is doing on the internet? Not many people do. My little sister has me blocked from all of her social media accounts because she wants her “privacy” at twelve years old. From personal experience I can vouch for the internet being a very unsafe place for children. I believe that young children should not be allowed unsupervised internet use freely.
The internet is something easily accessible now. You carry it with you on your phone and your tablet. Nowadays young children are getting all these mobile devices and laptops without knowing of the dangers and repercussions of what can happen. My younger sister, Tylia, is in seventh grade and comes home from school telling me horror stories about her friends sending pictures, messaging, and talking to these strangers on the phone that they only met online. Predators online are very manipulating. Sometimes adults end up falling for the same trap that children do. A show called Catfish shows many adults getting scammed by people who are pretending to be someone else over the internet. If adults are …show more content…
Explaining that sending personal pictures can never go away once you send them to me is the most important piece of advice to be given. It’s extremely dangerous because you never know who is on the other side of the screen. Also explaining that you should never meet up with any stranger over the web, don’t give them your phone number, or any personal details about your life. Never respond to a threatening message from someone else and always use the privacy settings on soil networking sites. Being smart online is something kids need to be more aware of and I think if the parent would supervise their child on a daily basis, they would feel safer. The internet is a place where anything can be seen and said and children should not have full access to