Parry Aftab
Parry Aftab
Parry Aftab is an American lawyer and Internet safety expert who founded the Internet safety organization WiredSafety and the consulting firm WiredTrust...
class eye parents rich technology
This is a rich and upper-middle-class problem. They have too much time, too much technology and their parents aren't around to keep an eye on them.
anyone bedrooms hurt living risk rooms sitting
They don't see a real risk because they're sitting in their living rooms or bedrooms where they don't see anyone there to hurt them.
age-and-aging control exercise impulse kids
They don't know how to exercise judgment. There's no impulse control of kids these age.
online punch worry
In real life, you have to worry about someone spotting you if you stalk them... . Online no one's going to punch you in the face.
keyboards work
Take their keyboards to work with you. They can live without the mouse, but not the keyboard.
cell phone
They want a cell phone to be in the kid's hands, but they want control.
filter internet kids online seconds
The kids need to use the filter between their ears. They need to know the Internet is not between them and their computers. ... What they say online for two seconds is permanent, like a tattoo.
assume best children complex control easy heard kids parental programs sites tech visit
As kids become more tech savvy, something has to be done. We can't just tell children not to visit these sites and assume that will be enough. And we've heard that parental control programs are too complex for people, so best of all would be straightforward, easy applications, and some legislation as well.
guys
These guys are serious, and they do care.
access internet succeed
All children? need to have access to the Internet to succeed in life,
hide kids online
If you freak, the kids are just going to hide (their online activity).
kids
It's not about technology, it's about how much you communicate with your kids about what they are doing.
act bad chance gives guy
It gives them a chance to not be a bad guy but play one on TV. They act out because they can, because they think they are invisible.
good sites
I think most of the sites are good guys,