As a mother I am very cautious about what Noah is exposed
to. I am always worried that he is going to see or hear something that will
scare him. He likes to watch shows that
aren’t on Disney Jr. or Nick Jr. sometimes and I often wonder if what he is
watching is good for him. He likes to watch the Science Channel. We are a Christian family, so I try and make
sure he doesn’t believe that we evolved from monkeys or that the Big Bang
really happened. It is easy just to have him watch those shows with me or to
kind of tell what it is about by reading the description. Noah also likes to have time on my
tablet. He loves downloading new apps to
play. I have noticed before that some of
the apps he downloads don’t have nudity or violence, but some of them have
questionable ads on them. My son doesn’t need to be exposed to dating sites. He
has downloaded apps that have some violence. Those apps were removed. He doesn’t
understand the dangers of those games. I don’t have parental controls on it. It
is connected to the internet and even my Facebook account. I need to know which apps are ok and which
ones are not. Thankfully there is
iParent.TV. It will help give parents a
piece of mind when it comes to apps, smart tv or social networks.
I have had the internet since I was 12. I am 32 now. I was
exposed to some pretty unsettling things in my 20 years online. When I was first online, there were only
message boards. Chat rooms didn’t even exist yet. I remember being ten years
old and a guy asking me what my bra size was. I was a naïve kid and I had no
clue about bra sizes. Even then there were dangers. Chat rooms don’t really
exist anymore, now there is Facebook. Those creeps out there are still
targeting children. They aren’t doing it in public anymore. They are sending
messages to children and trying to groom them. I was a 13 year old girl and I
knew what it felt like to just want to fit in. Noah will not have any social
media until he is 16. I know that sounds crazy but it’s not a risk I want to
take. Even then I will have the password. Unless Noah gives me a reason not to
trust him, I will. I just don’t trust the creatures in the computer.
Here is more information from iParent.TV:
What is iParent.TV? If
kids are awake, they are probably on a smartphone, in front of a smart TV,
downloading apps, or posting to social networks. And most likely parents have
no idea what they are doing. Founded by author, pastor and father Craig
Gross, iParent.TV is a yearly, subscription-based
website for teaching and informing parents on all things tech, mobile, devices,
websites and apps for kids. The site is currently in development and expected
to launch in July 2014.
The Problem is most
parents don’t have an inside track to tech or social media dangers, let alone
how to safeguard their kids against them.
58 percent of 10- to 12-year-old kids
believe they know how to hide their online activities from their parents.
46 percent of kids said they would
change their online behavior if they knew their parents were paying attention.
iParent.TV is designed to keep parents
ahead of the tech curve. It will help parents understand, get involved and
safeguard their children in the ever-evolving tech world. iParent.TV
educates parents with all the latest trends via websites, social media, apps
and devices.
It
started with a group of dads who felt like their 9 year olds knew more about
tech than they did. They were right. But their idea will help change that
forever for all parents. Once launched, iParent.TV will have hundreds of videos
and product reviews that are current, cutting edge and trending, keeping
parents who subscribe ahead of the tech curve.
How it will
work? iParent.TV will be a subscription-based site costing
$49 per year for parents to access videos, reviews, how-tos, and live chat
support. It will be the largest website on the Internet helping parents
understand what’s safe and what’s not in the world of tech. The founders of
iParent.TV are currently raising funds through Indiegogo, offering interested individuals the
opportunity to become early adopters with special subscription rates through
mid-March. The website is scheduled to officially launch in July 2014.
I consider myself to be very tech savvy
but I can always learn something new or be reminded of something I may have forgot.
So even if you think you know everything, consider iParent.TV as an investment
to your child’s safety.
You can save on your iParent.TV
subscription by becoming an early bird subscriber. The early bird price is $29.
Order your subscription early iParent on Indiegogo
For more information visit the iParent.TV website
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