In my research paper I am going to be writing about parental controls and I will be writing about the many different aspects of parental controls. I am also going to be writing my personal opinion on parental controls and how I think that they should be used. I will be using many sources to help me in talking about parental controls and what they are. Parental controls are “software and tools that help parents to set controls for their children’s computer use” (“What are parental controls and how can you use them to keep your children safe?” 1). Parental controls are mainly used in a home with underage children and they also are sometimes used in businesses or schools to make sure workers and/or students do not go onto any websites that
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A V-Chip is “a device built into most television sets in the 2000s- to allow parents to block out programs they don’t want their children to see” (“Understanding the tv ratings and parental controls” 2). A V-Chip is just parental controls but it is an extra detection of the websites that your child is browsing and it will tell you essentially the same thing that a parental control will tell you, it is just added on top of the parental controls. A V-Chip “electronically reads television program ratings and allows parents to block programs they believe are unsuitable for their children” (“Understanding the tv ratings and parental controls” 2). Some parents that want to make sure that their children do not see a certain television show or movie would want a device or product that adds extra monitoring for what their children are able to view would want to have the extra supervision and device monitoring to protect their …show more content…
Parental controls lead to children being a said “delinquent”. This is shown in the quote “Previous studies have demonstrated the association between parental control and adolescent delinquency, but few have extended examination of such association into young adulthood” (Harris-Mckoy, Cui 1). In my personal opinion, I believe that to a certain extent that parental controls are very important and also necessary to have on the television and computer to protect your children from the dangers that are on the internet, for example porn sites and online chat rooms with strangers. I think it is very necessary to have parental controls on the electronics in the house in situations like this. I also think a parent can go overboard with using the parental controls where they block everything but one or two kid’s channels and websites. I think that would be a little bit overboard, this is the instance that could cause a child to start hiding things from you which gets them into
A V-Chip is “a device built into most television sets in the 2000s- to allow parents to block out programs they don’t want their children to see” (“Understanding the tv ratings and parental controls” 2). A V-Chip is just parental controls but it is an extra detection of the websites that your child is browsing and it will tell you essentially the same thing that a parental control will tell you, it is just added on top of the parental controls. A V-Chip “electronically reads television program ratings and allows parents to block programs they believe are unsuitable for their children” (“Understanding the tv ratings and parental controls” 2). Some parents that want to make sure that their children do not see a certain television show or movie would want a device or product that adds extra monitoring for what their children are able to view would want to have the extra supervision and device monitoring to protect their …show more content…
Parental controls lead to children being a said “delinquent”. This is shown in the quote “Previous studies have demonstrated the association between parental control and adolescent delinquency, but few have extended examination of such association into young adulthood” (Harris-Mckoy, Cui 1). In my personal opinion, I believe that to a certain extent that parental controls are very important and also necessary to have on the television and computer to protect your children from the dangers that are on the internet, for example porn sites and online chat rooms with strangers. I think it is very necessary to have parental controls on the electronics in the house in situations like this. I also think a parent can go overboard with using the parental controls where they block everything but one or two kid’s channels and websites. I think that would be a little bit overboard, this is the instance that could cause a child to start hiding things from you which gets them into