Facebook Helpful or Harmful?

The presence of a social networking website so attract the attention of many people, especially young people. Friendster is a popular after his predecessor, now a web site presence up more interesting and become a trend today. Various features of the Facebook has a lot of help to find old friends, to market the product or means of communication. However, the negative impact resulting from this site no less menyeramkannya. Children under the age ran away from home after meeting with someone via Facebook. In fact, they are forbidden to have sex at her age. As parents, how you can overcome the negative impact Facebook and other social networking websites?

Facebook

Facebook the existing trend in society is strong enough, make a lot of fans who end up buying a smartphone in order to be able to continue to access and memperbahurui status. Facebook is interesting, as a mini blog, Facebook allows its members to write the status on the wall, what is felt or what he was experiencing, then other members can provide comments that make it more exciting.

Website Facebook allows you to receive a friend request from a close friend, school friends, relatives and even your old friends. People you do not know before, they can invite friends via Facebook. Or you can also insert a picture and mark the people who exist in the image, so that people can see the photo marked. You can also enter a schedule of events and inviting others via Facebook. Another feature is that you can chat or talk with other members who are your friends when you were online simultaneously.

Indeed, many interesting features that you can get through Facebook. Very often people use the media Facebook to promote their products because of the many members of Facebook. But like a knife can be used to cut food to be cooked and can also for a crime, then Facebook also has a negative side if misused. What are the negative impacts Facebook?

Negative effects Facebook
Update your status, upload photos, chat or look at the walls of others can be very exciting and make sure time. That is what is often perceived by members of Facebook. So, do not forget the time necessary for good discipline. For your children, set rules for how long they can access the Internet so it does not run out of time for rest, study or doing other activities.

For couples who are married, use Facebook to cause a rift in their relationship. When you see the words sent by a romantic opposite sex from your husband or wife may be able to cause an argument. Or with Facebook, communication with the opposite sex can be very intimate, making you often tell your problems to him can make in the end you're interested in people, not the couple themselves.

Include complete biographical data, even phone numbers or home addresses to lure people who are not responsible. This is because if not specifically, everyone can read this information. And if this information is used by people who intend evil, then it can easily be done. Protect your privacy while feeling confident that the site has been completely safe. Distribute your information only to people who really you know. Ignore the invitation of friends if you are suspicious of the person's membership on Facebook. Even if you have got a threat or act less fun than anyone else on Facebook, you can report the person to the manager Facebook.

Many people compete to want to have as many friends as possible on Facebook. Always check who you invite friends and who invites you to be his friend. Because it could be your only friends with people who intend evil or to send spam on your wall.

A variety of interesting applications are also available on Facebook. But some of these applications can contain viruses or malicious applications. If there is an invitation to use a particular application, and you're not sure then just ignore the invitation. You can ask other people or your friends who already use these applications to ask for recommendations.


Importance of Monitoring Your Child

When adults are able to be infatuated with Facebook, especially teenagers who are at times happy to get acquainted and wanted to show his true identity. Facebook has become a virtual as a container of friends who liked them. Lack of experience of the teens make them often become easy targets of criminals, especially sexual predators and pedophiles.

Various news in the newspaper showed that many children who leave home due to meet with someone and possibly feel love with new friends. In fact, it is not certain who the person is, given the virtual world, someone can just cover up the true identity. It may be that the person is admitted as a young single people or disguised as a good kid. When your child to leave home to meet people like that, certainly can cause harm to your own child and brought grief to the family.

So, how as parents can safeguard and protect children from bad influences Facebook? You can try to do the following things in order to keep control of your child's Internet activity either via a PC or laptop as well as through HP.


Attempting to learn about the Internet
Maybe for parents who do not understand about the Internet technology, learn it is a challenge. However, in order to monitor your child, at least you should understand about the Internet. Learn about how to use email, chat or have a Facebook account. By knowing it, you can also teach your child this tenatang. Even you can become Facebook friends with your child, so that could well be done to monitor any updates on your child Facebook. It is never too late to learn the technology. In fact, many are also members of Facebook is the elderly!

Inform about the dangers that lurk in the use of Internet
Remind your child that while interesting, they should be aware of the dangers the Internet. One way is to remind them not to tell the complete personal data to the new people and do not include them in a personal profile.

Naturally socialize in cyberspace
Tell your child not to accept everyone who wants to be friends in social networking sites like Facebook. It is not necessary to have a lot of friends in cyberspace. Because if any stranger be accepted as a friend, a stranger can be more easily access the profile and range of information your child. Do also are too familiar with friends on the Internet or even a serious relationship only because of interest in his face, his skills or anything else that is not necessarily true. Having friends in the real world is much more secure than friends with people who may be hiding his true identity in cyberspace.

Do not allow your children access the Internet without direct observation
Leaving computer with Internet access in rooms is a big mistake that might be a parent. Children who do not understand fully about the dangers of the Internet, to secretly access the Internet without your knowledge. In the bedroom, children can freely access the Internet without being noticed. To reduce this effect, the computer should be put in place with a lot of people passing by, for example in the family room.

Facebook as social networking web sites can indeed be useful to all users. If used correctly, you can enjoy the many positive and beneficial friendship. But do not relax your vigilance, because behind many benefits, if misused it up could be a danger of destroying your family. Always use Facebook wisely.