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Vinod Nair -
Giving children access to the Internet is not a bad thing to do for any parent. But giving an unrestricted access to uncensored information could prove to be a costly misadventure. Royal Oman Police too has been urging parents in Oman to monitor the activities of children online.
According to international experts, there are no fool-proof solutions to this issue and imposing complete restrictions without giving convincing reasons could backfire. According to one view it is important that children should be consulted before preparing Internet usage rules for them.
It would be advisable to let them know that they have not grown-up yet and their activities will continue to be monitored. “It is important to be involved with their activities at home to take timely action if they get into trouble at home.” There are several other mechanisms such as passwords and firewalls to restrict access but children these days are smarter than their parents to breach the barrier.