I was recently reading an article about how the photos and videos of abuse are available online and how various tech companies even with all the tools available do little or nothing to remove them. It is greatly disturbing to know that the victims of abuse have to live in fear of being recognised and have to suffer repeat trauma every time they come across the pictures of their abuse.
It seems all the more important in today's world to protect young children from predators of all sorts. Not only is it important that children are protected from strangers in real, physical world, it is equally important that their pictures and videos are protected from strangers in the digital world. A few steps that parents and guardians should take to protect their children from abuse and its repercussions are:
- not sending them anywhere without a chaperon and being well aware of their whereabouts at all times.
- developing an open communication channel with children and have mutual trust with them.
- not uploading their pictures or videos online as sharing them in the digital world can lead them being landing in wrong hands.
- be aware of who their friends are and also their parents.
- making them aware of the various dangers that they may face.
Protecting children is very important as in many cases they don't have their own voice in the face of abuse. The incidents of abuse can leave a lasting mark and it is very important that it is not allowed to happen at all.
It seems all the more important in today's world to protect young children from predators of all sorts. Not only is it important that children are protected from strangers in real, physical world, it is equally important that their pictures and videos are protected from strangers in the digital world. A few steps that parents and guardians should take to protect their children from abuse and its repercussions are:
- not sending them anywhere without a chaperon and being well aware of their whereabouts at all times.
- developing an open communication channel with children and have mutual trust with them.
- not uploading their pictures or videos online as sharing them in the digital world can lead them being landing in wrong hands.
- be aware of who their friends are and also their parents.
- making them aware of the various dangers that they may face.
Protecting children is very important as in many cases they don't have their own voice in the face of abuse. The incidents of abuse can leave a lasting mark and it is very important that it is not allowed to happen at all.
