Almost all children are no exception to Internet bullying - do the most to keep the child out of it

For today's young generation, the Internet is so natural that they can't imagine their everyday life without the different gadgets they have with one click on their friends and the world. This, in turn, carries a lot of dangers - if a child is not careful, it can easily become an unpleasant, even offensive, then paralyzing event, even an Internet bullying. Help us to be as cautious as possible on the web, thereby minimizing the chance of getting in such a situation! (X)

67 percent of Hungarian 15-24-year-olds have already sent content to someone on the Internet that they wouldn't have liked to have published. This is almost three-quarters of the age group - they are forced into the goodwill of their peers or strangers , and a badly missed picture, a message published without permission, can immediately break their future.

According to research by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority , the average age of a child in Hungary is currently 10.7 years when a child receives his / her own phone. This is not necessarily a bad thing, the mobile can be very useful, the parent can always reach his child, and the child can speak if something is wrong.

There are dangers to mobile usage: every day, every minute of the day, the child is at risk of being harassed on the Internet or victim of Internet scam.

Phishing, harassment, hate speech, unpublished photos on the web

But what are the dangers to the child on the Internet? Beyond stealing your data and, in extreme cases, your money, the same problem if you abuse the content it sends, without sharing your permission, or stealing your identity and creating social media profiles on your behalf .

Based on the notifications received on the NMHH-Internet Hotline, phishing is the most common problem at home today (25.1% of all notifications) that arrive in our mailboxes mainly through deceptive emails. The second is the content made available without consent (17.1%), which means, for example, what the children get from each other, personal pictures, videos, and not share it with others because it is illegal.

At the third degree, racist, xenophobic content , hate speech against a person or community (15.2%) is common. But there have also been complaints about pedophile content, harassment, or content that encourages drug use. The list could even continue, but more importantly, what a parent can do to prevent his child from getting into this situation.

Hungarian parents have a picture of what is dangerous, they have no more control

According to NMHH statistics, adults are otherwise well informed on issues that put young people at risk online. Between the parents of 7-16 year olds, 28 percent of the subjects in question discuss who to talk to or exchange messages with, and 22 percent tell whom to send a photo or video. 15% of them still do not allow the child to locate, so some applications may not be able to find out about their whereabouts - for example, a useful tip against phishing.

Research has shown that children in many cases comply with the rules , especially where parents are able to impose restrictions on technical solutions.

The rules are least functional with regard to Internet, where children are more likely to act against parental rules.

Parents, however, do not think that children can be harassed on the Internet: 72 percent of those surveyed are not worried that their son or daughter may be harassed. 45 percent, however, prohibit their children from giving out personal information over the Internet, while 42 percent forbids contact with strangers.

How do we prevent trouble?

In addition to this, the best way to prevent harassment is to talk to your child and warn them about these dangers. In the age of social media, there are many influences on young people that the parent can counterbalance by turning openly towards the issue and getting informed - for example, NMHH has also provided a very useful book on the Internet, social media and media at all. .

The following - very instructive - published on Safer Internet Day (Feb. 5), was made by students and shows exactly how the unwanted content is distributed between them, the complications of how to share a picture without a contribution after breaking up start on his own journey.

Anyone who wants to understand the world of a child with multiple-generation differences and what he / she can do to mitigate the dangers or to remedy the problems that have already appeared can be helpful tips for all problems at nmhh.hu/para or internethotline.hu .

Here are some helpful tips for inexperienced parents:

• You do not have to be afraid that the child will be naughting - for him it is natural from childhood, it grows up.
• Children know how to use their tools technically, but we have to teach them sober thinking and consequences. They need to be made aware of how they can properly use the content they meet.
• The dangers, however, do not really feel, so it is up to the parent to talk to him about things on the net.
• It's a good idea to talk to your child about why it is dangerous to share personal photos, and why it is a problem if you only send your friends pictures for their own use.
• You need to tell him the basic safety warnings: don't disclose personal information about yourself, don't use your credit card on unreliable sites, and pay attention to where you register.
• If you come across suspicious content, or someone who harasses you on the net, might hurt you online for some reason, visit the NMHH's Internet Hotline to report problems.

This article is supported by NMHH.

(Source: Source: bien.hu / Image source: depositphotos.com; nmhh.hu)