What are the reasons for the dependence of children and teenagers on cyber space? / Effective ways to train children to use cyberspace correctly

Fars News Agency – Media Group: Masoumeh Nasiri, a media literacy expert, appeared at the Panj Sima studio on Tuesday, the fourth of February, to talk to the host of Salam Tehran program; in this program, she talked about the role of parents in media education of children and media parenting.

Masoumeh Nasiri, a media literacy expert, said about the management of children’s presence in cyberspace by parents: Parents are the front line of teaching media literacy to children because they can shape their taste; If a mother advises her child not to publish personal pictures in cyberspace but always takes a picture of the dinner table to share it, she cannot influence her child because the child will realize the contradiction of the conversation. Parents should know that words are not important, but behaviors are important. If a parent cannot maintain his behavior in front of cyberspace and observe the principles, he should not expect better behavior from his child.

He continued: The first point for parents is to reduce the distance between words and actions; Parents should be able to adapt their behavior to their actions in order to have a good influence on their children. Also, a parent should prepare themselves for their children’s mistakes; Parents should be able to control their anger and not behave harshly so that the child can trust them and talk about his mistakes with his parents.

He stated: People should be able to reduce their children’s knowledge gap in cyber space. They should pay attention to the age classification system and prepare suitable games for their children by considering them. With proper training by parents, children can also behave properly in cyberspace and computer games.

Nasiri stated: In developed countries, there are different policies for watching movies and series, and each content is defined for different ages. Unfortunately, in Iran, families and officials did not have a focused view in this area, and as a result, children were also exposed to content that is not suitable for their age.

He said about cyber children’s campaign: This year was the third year of cyber children’s campaign, and since then, FATA police have full knowledge of the cyber space. This campaign has been very successful and since the field of children is very sensitive, families have also welcomed this campaign. Due to the specialized view of FATA police, they carry out their actions in a preventive manner and take steps in public awareness.

Nasiri said: Part of the reason for dependence on cyber space is emotional gaps because some parents do not spend enough time with their children. Children and teenagers turn to cyberspace due to loneliness and lack of entertainment, and for this reason, families should be able to provide the right entertainment for their children.

I have to say; “Salam Tehran” is a morning program produced by Maziar Mohajer Soltani and Ali Shabani, which is broadcast every morning at 8 o’clock on Panj Sima channel. More information about “Salam Tehran” and the guests of the program is uploaded every day on the Instagram page @Salamtehrantv5.

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