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Peter Black and South Wales West Liberal DemocratsRepresenting Aberavon, Bridgend, Gower, Neath, Ogmore, Port Talbot, and Swansea |
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Teachers and parents need to get wise to internet dangers for children
September 1, 2007 12:00 AM
By Peter Black in Seaside News September 2007
By Peter Black in Seaside News September 2007
A recent report into social networking sites has underlined the need for more care to be taken by children when using the internet. It revealed an increasing trend for underage kids to post their mobile numbers, e-mail addresses, home addresses and lots of other personal data on-line, where it can be accessed by others.
The potential for abusers to use the information on these social networking sites to stalk young children is frightening and something needs to be done about it. One way forward is better education of children about what lies out there and about the danger of providing certain types of information in places where it can be accessed by strangers.
The problem is that to most parents, and quite a few teachers, this world is an alien landscape. They do not know what goes on in these forums, never mind what their children are putting up there. That is why we must include adults in this education programme as well.
When I was a child I was told never to accept sweets from strangers. In this day and age we need to expand that advice to encompass new technology and the strange world of cyber space as well.
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