September 15 in Kiev at a seminar organized by the Novomedia Association, Arthur Kocharyan, coordinator Of Microsoft and "Innovators School" shared with his experience in "how to keep children safe in the Internet" coordinator Microsoft" School - innovators "Artur Kocharyan. It was a very practical, dynamic and exciting training Among the thirty participants were: parents, teachers of secondary and Sunday schools, media people. Along with the speaker, participants were finding the answers to the questions such as: how to tell the child about the hazards on the Internet?What methods parents or teachers can use better to protect children from the negative impact of the computer?

Game-like format of the seminar allowed participants to ensure an easy task: how in an accessible and understandable way to tell your child "what is good and what is bad", not to be as annoying teacher. However, the game helped the participants of the seminar to understand - how to protect children while they are online. "For that we need: the desire, resources and conversations with the child, on his own language", -  the speaker concluded.

Besides that, the guest speaker explained how children become victims of communicating with strangers in social networks, not knowing who is actually communicating with them on the other side of the monitor. Arthur Kocharyan also cited research data and noted that according to statistics, only 9% of teens go online to study for school, and the rest, as a rule, are hanging on social networks, downloading movies and playing online. 

According to the speaker, the prohibition of using the Internet is not a solution for particular problem. What approach should parents apply to influence the child, and not lose his trust? This question has already been studied, and the speaker shared that information as well.

So, rule number one says: put the monitor special way that all family members know what the child is watching while sitting by the computer. Rule number 2 recommends to put alarm o'clock by the computer and time limit the child on the Internet. According to rule number 3, you should use technical methods of protection on the Internet. Among them - the program called "VeNeSafe Free Search ToolBar», «Arm Adult Filter» (freely available for downloading.)

Rule number 4 warning against putting any social contacts and confidential information about themselves, the parents, and also to be careful with the photos.

Always remember that in social networks and chats , with the users can communicate either robot or swindler who is pretending to be a teenager, says the rule number 5.

At the end of the meeting, participants and organizers were tankful to the speaker for an interactive seminar. Anyone who wanted to ask more questions and get additional information, did that as well. Communication continued in an informal setting, afterwards.

Novomedia Association pays great attention to the negative impact of the media on children and their safety on the Internet, "- said the president of Assocoation Ruslan Kukharchuk.

Recall, that Arthur Kocharyan spoke at the conference of children's media at the "MediaLend" in May 2012, and he is also one of the speakers of the International Forum from Novomedia association to be held November 2-4 in Kiev at the House of Cinema. Press

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