Ukuphepha kwekhompyutha kuyinkinga yabazali abaningi, kodwa kungaba nzima kubazali ukuhambisana nokuphepha kwe-intanethi nokuphepha kwe-intanethi kwezingane. Kodwa uma kuziwa kubazali bokuphepha kwekhompyutha kumele baqaphele ngokukhethekile. Izingane zifika esiteshini sezokuxhumana nabantu nsuku zonke, ngezinye izikhathi ngaphandle kolwazi lwabazali noma imvume yabo. Ngenkathi izingosi zokuxhumana nabantu zidinga izingane zibe okungenani 13 noma 14 ukuze zisethe ikhasi, izingane eziningi zithola indlela eya kumasayithi noma kunjalo.
Eqinisweni, abanye abazali baziwa ngokuvula amakhasi wezingane zabo ezincane, ukuze bazungeze inqubomgomo yesayithi.
Kukhona nezindawo zokuxhumana zokuqala ezitholakala ngqo emakethe ephakathi, njengeClub Penguin neWebkinz. Okubalulekile ukuthi abantu abangu-13 bafuna ukuba yingxenye yesimo sokuxhumana nabantu futhi balindele ukuvunyelwa ukuba babambe iqhaza. Kodwa u-Stacy Dittrich, owayengumphathi wezokumisa umthetho, umbhali, kanye nochwepheshe ekuphepha kwekhompiyutha uthi abazali abaneminyaka eyishumi nambili kufanele baqaphe ngokukhethekile uma kuziwa empilweni ye-intanethi kanye nama-thirteen yabo.
Ukuqinisa ukuphepha kwekhompyutha
Nakhu okushiwo u-Dittrich ngesihloko se-tweens kanye nokuxhumana nomphakathi, futhi ekuqinisekiseni ukuphepha kwe-intanethi nokuphepha kwekhompyutha.
- Abazali abaningi abangenakho ukucabanga okungalungile mayelana nokudliwa kwezidakamizwa zokuxhumana nabantu. Nakuba amaphesenti angaba ngu-5 abasebenzisi ababa njengama-tweens kanye nezinye izingane empeleni abadala, inkinga enkulu ngokuphathelene nokuxhumana nabantu kanye nezingane kuhlobene nokuqhutshwa kwe-cyberbullying . "Izinkinga eziningi ezenzeka esikoleni ziqala ekhasini le-MySpace noma kwenye indawo," kusho uDittrich. "Omunye umfundi uzokhuluma udoti ngomunye onthanethi, futhi ngosuku olulandelayo kunenkinga."
- Abazali abakwazi ukuthembela ekuqiniseni umthetho uma ingane yabo ibhekene nesilwane noma enye ingane enolaka. "Imishini yokuphoqelela umthetho incane kakhulu, futhi ezimweni eziningi, ayikho indlela yokulandelela ukuthi ingane yakho ixhuma nobani, njengemidlalo yamavidiyo e-intanethi," kusho uDittrich. Inkambo engcono kakhulu yokuvimbela izinkinga ngaphambi kokuba kwenzeke ngokuchaza ingane yakho ukuthi ulwazi lomuntu siqu akufanele labiwe noma lushicilelwe ku-intanethi.
- Abantu abenza ucansi bavukela emidlalweni yamavidiyo e-intanethi ngoba kunzima ukuwalandela.
- Asikho isizathu sokuthi i-interne idingeke noma ibe ne-MySpace noma ikhasi le-Facebook, kusho uDittrich. Eqinisweni, uDittrich ulwa nabo kunoma yimuphi umntwana oneminyaka engaphansi kwengu-18. "Akukho neze okukhiqizayo noma okuhle kumuntu oneminyaka engaphansi kwengu-18 ukuba ahlanganyele ekuxhumaneni nomphakathi," kusho uDittrich. Kodwa-ke, ukungathinteki kubandakanya ukuhlukunyezwa, izidakamizwa zobulili kanye nokugxeka okuningi.
- Abazali abazi okwanele mayelana nokuxhumana nabantu nokuphepha kwekhompiyutha ukuqapha ngokugcwele izingane zabo noma ukuziqondisa ngokufanele. UDittrich uthi isixazululo ukuzifundisa. Abazali kufanele baqiniseke ukuthi bayayazi amakhasi abo izingane zabo ezibukele ku-intanethi, bese uzilandelela uma kunesidingo. "Thatha ekilasini, funda incwadi, noma ucele ingane yakho ukuba ihlale nawe futhi ikubonise ukuthi izingane zihamba kanjani ku-inthanethi nokuthi ziyini ngomunye nomunye."
- Abazali kufanele babeke ikhompuyutha endaweni ephakathi, njengekhishi, ukuze baqhubeke nemikhuba yabantwana babo futhi baqinisekise ukuphepha kwekhompyutha. "Ayikho inzuzo yokuba ingane yakho ivalwe ekamelweni lakhe amahora amabili yedwa ekhompyutheni yakhe."
- Abazali kufanele basebenzise amathuba okuba abazali abathinte umlando wekhompyutha wengane, bebonisa ncamashi ukuthi useku-intanethi.
- Izingosi zokuxhumana nabantu njengeClub Penguin ziyakhanga kakhulu ngenxa yemidlalo kanye nama-avatars amahle abantwana abasebenzisa ukuwamela emhlabeni we-penguin. Kodwa-ke, khumbula ukuthi amanye alawo ma-avatars amahle angase abe ngabantu abadala, ngakho-ke abantwana akufanele baveze noma yiluphi ulwazi lomuntu siqu mayelana nabo, lapho bahlala khona, izinombolo zabo zocingo, noma ngisho nobulili babo.