Today the Internet is one more medium used by children and adolescents as a means of social pressure. It is necessary for parents to be attentive to this to ensure that this does not affect their children more than necessary. What your children hear and see on television can affect their decisions.
To avoid these social pressure influences that can be very negative due to television programs or social media, follow the tips below.
Control social pressure by means
- Limit your child's exposure to television and the Internet. Consider your child's age and other responsibilities (homework, chores, family time) to decide how much time you will allow your child to watch TV or the Internet.
- Monitor what your child watches and if there is any content that is inappropriate or could be a bad influence on your child, then. You will need to reflect with him so that he can present his own critical thinking.
- You have to know the passwords. Require your child to provide you with their mobile device passwords in case they have them in place. Only if you are knowledgeable about passwords will you be able to access their devices (and you will turn them on yourself).
- Watch TV or search the Internet together. This will give you the opportunity to reinforce your family's values. It will also give you the opportunity to teach your child to understand things better and have their own criteria.
- Protect your children from the media. There are settings that you can use on both computers and television to restrict inappropriate material for your children.
- Make it clear what is allowed and what is not allowed. It is important that your children clearly know what is allowed and what is not in terms of the content they can see on television or on the Internet.