ILIGAN CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
ILIGAN CITY
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
HUMSS
POSITION PAPER: WHY SHOULD PARENTS MONITOR THEIR
CHILDREN’S MANIPULATION ON THE INTERTERNET?
RONI PAUL M. PARAN
-SEPTEMBER 2019
I. Introduction
Did you know that the 21st Century marked the information age in human
history which characterized by the rapid shift from traditional industry that the
Industrial Revolution brought through industrialization, to an economy based on
information technology? For you to be able to access on the internet, it requires
interaction with a computer or any devices that uses internet which might be
harmful to us humans if it is used frequently. The most controversial result is linked
to ragged sleeping hours and shorter span of sleeping, visually challenged and
obesity. The youths are exposed to gadgets very early especially the internet and
some of it might not be appropriate for your child, it depends on their maturity level.
Monitoring your child’s use of internet is essential since at their young age, they
don’t know the difference between right and wrong. It might be too harsh for the
kid to track their maneuver on the internet without him or her knowing owing to the
fact that everyone has a right to privacy, but it is obligatory for the parents to talk
to their child about the usage of the internet.
As my parents told me that when we children grow and spend more time at
school, our parents are frequently afraid to what might happen to us because “you
are not matured enough to distinguish the good and bad especially if you will fall
into bad alliance. If something like that happens, there might be a possibility that
some of your friends could be trying to convince you to undertake something that
are against family moral code”. Said by my mother. If the child grows old, the less
they talk to his or her parents about what is happening to his or her life, friends and
something that is valuable to them. With the development of the technologies,
harassment can dwell on whether done using technology or in person. To be
specific, usage of internet might also lead to cyber bullying which results to have
lower self-esteem. With people sharing information on the Internet, stalkers may
experience less difficulty finding personal information about others through various
means. Here are the three major problem if the parents tend to ignore their
children’s internet activities. First, hidden places on the Internet and the deep web
can also be a place for criminals to conduct business without as much fear of being
caught. A global audience also gives criminals more ways to solicit their goods.
Teens nowadays are very curious in such many ways. They could possibly access
to the hidden places on the internet and download something that might use the
hacker to be able to stalk the kid which is called the malware or virus. Second, in
our digital age, there is a nearly an infinite amount of content on the Internet. While
there are amazing resources, such as Wikipedia, less desirable content also
exists. Lastly, consequently, users can accidentally come across violent or
pornographic images that they may not want to view. Surfing and playing games
on the Internet can quickly become very addictive. Doing so can lead to spending
a lot of senseless time on the Internet, instead of doing something productive. On
this same note, the Internet can hamper workplace productivity as well. In addition,
Glamour’s on the Internet are distracting students from career goals. Children
usually get attracted to passive income and use various methods to earn income
online and at the end of the day, they are not getting what they expected. Many
passive incomes models are commission based, it means the first party is earning
most of the profits from business or websites, and the 2nd party such as blogger
or content writer only depends on these first parties for the success in life and
career. Most of the youth get inspired by other people’s real, fake or self-
proclaimed popularity, richness without analyzing the skill level and environment.
Students in developing countries think they can do it, without understanding that
they need practical skills.
Child’s exposure to the internet can pose danger to them. With the
fact, it can trigger the curiosity and open the doors of wonder for them. The best
understructure for protecting against the internet threats is to communicate with
them fulfilled with trust and understanding and educate them so that they are
amenable to talk about what is going on in their life. "Obscuring what you do from
your parents is as old parenthood itself." Said by Professor Axel Bruns.
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