Track 9

Track 9

Man: Internet safety is a big concern nowadays and to protect your children and teenagers online, it’s a good idea to monitor the sites they visit. Don’t be put off from Letting your kids use the Internet; it’s essential for their education and can help them make friends too!

Now, let me tell you a bit about some sites we’ve found for children. Of course, there’s a limited number of sites for the very young, but we would suggest one called Playtime Online.

It’s designed for children from four to six years old. It’s really colourful and helps children learn skills for games. Children love it and it helps them when they begin school. Then, from say five until about ten years of age, there’s a really useful website called Moving Up. This takes Playtime Online a step further and enhances the maths and language skills of the child. Teachers speak highly of this site for child development.

When children get into their teens, the Internet can be a more dangerous place. Net Aware, for the twelve to sixteen year age group, makes young people more aware of online dangers. It’s a good site for your child to look at before they start surfing on their own.

Now, all teenagers love chatting, and Chat Electric is a site designed specifically for teens from thirteen to sixteen to make friends online with people their own age.

The last site is invaluable for teens studying for exams. Sixteen— to eighteen-year-olds love Test Doctors. which is a site designed to help students revise for their exams and is full of handy hints and tips. The site is run by subject specialists so it’s packed full of information.