Very serious problem is influence of the Internet on children today. Many parents, experts and teachers consider that the worldwide network makes pernicious impact on weak children's mentality. Cases when teenagers make awful acts are known and bring themselves to a suicide state because of the materials which are posted online.
Each parent seeks to save the beloved child from this terrible situation. However we have to realize well that the Internet begins to influence our children much earlier. Today even the most young member of your family has an idea that by means of worldwide network it is possible to look through favourite movies, cartoons, pictures, to listen to songs and other.
Let's begin with what to forbid the child to investigate the Internet it is impossible. It "is impossible", and is not necessary. The fact is that all perfectly know how "the forbidden fruit is sweet". Believe, your bans can be effective only till some time. So far your kid small also does not visit without you the friend from a sandbox, for example. After this age your child will perfectly cope with development of the Internet without your help, and god knows from what Internet resources it will begin to do it!
You have to understand that the Internet is a result of progressive development of society and it would be short-sighted to deprive of the child of this benefit, at least. You do not bring it to a situation when the kid feels it is held down and it is uncomfortable in the company of the peers who are perfectly understanding the matter. It can cause in the child feeling of complex and even some backwardness in development.
Besides on the Internet it is possible to gather today the mass of useful information which will surely do good to your child. The main problem is in teaching him to get and use correctly this information here. Here your child also needs your parental help and care. Knowing preferences and hobbies of the kid, you without effort will be able to orient in the Internet space and to acquaint the child with the "correct" websites.
How exactly to organize acquaintance of the child about the Internet resources – to choose to you. The most important, it has to occur in a simple unostentatious form. If you consider that visit of certain websites is inadmissible for the child, then at once you explain to the kid why you make such decision. It is not necessary to go into unnecessary details, but also simple: "I told - it is impossible" too do not get off. Let your child keep up to date without prejudice to the health.