All you need to know to secure your Kids Online - The Healthy Mind

Most of us when we hear Online Safety - we immediately think about a good software. Software alone is not enough to secure us against Internet hazards. Most of the Cyber attacks that we encounter are literally aided by our actions. We are at times affected by drive-by downloads, viruses that will affect us when we simply visit certain websites. These are websites that we normally have very little or nothing to do with but they are made to appear attractive. The other type of malware that is common lures us to make a download. Some downloads maybe disguised as items that we desperately need whilst some might be presented as things we have no use for but curiosity overwhelms us. These are scenarios that have affected companies with top of the range security software. Adults and mature employees made clumsy decisions that cost their organizations a lot of resources. If adults can aid Cyber attacks, what more our kids whose minds are not yet fully developed but are accessing the Internet.

Human behavior is influenced by socialization. We can train our kids with best online practices that will make them responsible Cyberspace surfers. Curiosity will always be part of human nature, but good judgement can be influenced. A healthy mind breeds a strong character. A healthy mind is the source of sound judgment.

                                                                                                                                        

To build strong muscles, exercise alone is not enough, one needs to eat healthily. A good diet is equally cardinal in building a healthy mind. What our kids eat has a direct impact to the development of healthy minds.  If we give them a poor diet, positive thoughts or even the best education, will never be enough to influence the best moral judgement. Positive thoughts and purposefulness is a product of a healthy mind. Intelligence is part of a healthy mind, on its own it is never enough. A healthy mind leads to a strong character and a strong character is the muscle of good morals. Morality is about choosing between right and wrong - it is never about a popular position. An unhealthy mind which breeds a weak character, will struggle identifying the demarcation that separates right from wrong. Once that demarcation is blurred morality becomes a challenge. Hence we have youngsters who pursue hacking and Cyber criminality as a profession.

If you are a clumsy Internet user, you will always assist Cyber criminals and you might not even be aware of it. Pre-Teens and even Teenagers have inquisitive minds. If they are not assisted to develop healthy minds they will struggle when surfing the net. The dangers Online are not only about criminality but have also to do with moral choices. A wrong choice for a young mind will always inflict far reaching emotional harm. With the proper diet and proper socialization, we can develop a future generation of healthy minds.

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