As many of you know, we have produced a line of videos to teach parents how to safely steer their children through the oft risky online world. And because we’re serious about the issue (as well as being remarkably generous), we’re giving the series away for free.
So far, we’ve covered Facebook, YouTube, and Google – sites which may seem innocuous enough, but can prove quite troublesome when young ones are left to navigate them unattended. But one need not look very far to see there are security issues everywhere. Take for example this story about a security breach involving everyone’s favorite blocky distraction, Minecraft.
It would appear our work is not quite finished. And we’d love to continue producing these videos. So we’ll pose the question to you: what applications concern you most? Are you curious about Snapchat? Do you have Twitter concerns? Tell us (by emailing Katie or Jess) about what sorts of challenges you face as parents. We’d like to start the discussion that will ultimately lead to more and more families creating cultures of security in their homes.
Granted, when it comes to technology, kids are so far ahead of most of us that we often consider them our first line of tech support. In fact, we just learned from our kids that this big gray button on our keyboard is called a “trackpad” and helps us navigate throughout our computers and also through “cyberspace”!
But when it comes to protecting them from potentially harmful sites and activities, there’s a lot more all of us can do. And it starts with training.
Check out our series here. And if you have trouble using the link, ask a kid for help.