Why is child privacy important?

When teens are given the privacy they need, it helps them become more independent and builds their self-confidence. As their parent, strive to strike a balance between knowing what your teen is doing, trusting your teen to have some private matters, and knowing when to step in.

What parents need to know about inappropriate content?

Inappropriate content includes information or images that upset your child, material that’s directed at adults, inaccurate information or information that might lead or tempt your child into unlawful or dangerous behaviour. Pictures, videos or games which show images of violence or cruelty to other people or animals.

Why is inappropriate content bad?

Inappropriate content posses a safety risk in that it can cause mental and emotional damage to children of any age, especially very young children. It can cause them to have nightmares or a change in behavior, more so if the content was very vivid.

What is unsuitable content?

Unsuitable Content means any material or content that is obscene, indecent, pornographic, seditious, offensive, defamatory, threatening, liable to incite racial hatred, menacing, blasphemous or in breach of any third party’s Intellectual Property Rights.

Why is it important to maintain privacy and confidentiality?

Health professionals are ethically obligated to protect patient confidentiality. A health system with strong privacy mechanisms will promote public confidence in healthcare services; and. Disclosure that individuals have tested for, or are living with, HIV/AIDS or other STIs can invite social stigma and discrimination.

What is inappropriate content for my child?

It will also depend on your child’s age and maturity level. Inappropriate content includes information or images that upset your child, material that’s directed at adults, inaccurate information or information that might lead or tempt your child into unlawful or dangerous behaviour.

How can I talk to my child about current events?

The world is full of frightening news and scary events, but children don’t need to hear all the details. Protect your children from possible anxiety and fear that could result from overhearing a discussion about current events. Conduct these conversations judiciously when children won’t be listening.

What happens when a child is exposed to violence?

Exposure to violence can harm a child’s emotional, psychological and even physical development. Children exposed to violence are more likely to have difficulty in school, abuse drugs or alcohol, act aggressively, suffer from depression or other mental health problems and engage in criminal behavior as adults.

Why should we care about sexual and violent content?

Ongoing (or even periodic and accidental) exposure to sexual and violent content is empirically proven to have a desensitizing impact on both children and adults. The more we watch it, the less concerned we are about it — and the greater the potential impact on us, on our children, and on our society.