Parents: The Importance of Discussing YouTube with Your Children

 

Parents:  The Importance of Discussing YouTube with Your Children

 

Are you a parent?  If so, is your child old enough to use the internet?  If you have a child who is high school or even middle school, there is a good chance that you are concerned with internet safety, as you should be.  Online, there are a large number of websites, including YouTube, which appeal to your children.  The only problem with these websites is that if they are not properly used, they can be dangerous.  That is why it is advised that you discuss popular internet sites, like YouTube, with your children.

 

When it comes to discussing YouTube with their children, there are many parents who wonder exactly what YouTube is.  If you have never heard of YouTube or visited it before, it is advised that you do before talking to your children about it. Once you visit the YouTube website, you will see that it is a video sharing website.  Those who are thirteen years and older are able to register for a free YouTube account.  Once an account has been registered, those with accounts can watch YouTube videos, rate them, or discuss them with other YouTube members, as well as share their own videos online. 

 

With YouTube safety, most of the focus should be placed on uploading and sharing videos, but it is also important that you touch on watching videos as well.  There are a number of YouTube videos that have adult content.  While YouTube tries to ensure that each of these videos is marked, in one way or another, not all are.  You will want to remind your child they are they are just, a child.  You may even want to put limits on the type of videos that they watch.  For instance, it is more that possible to find educational videos on YouTube, like how-to guides.  It may be a good idea for your children to view those types of videos, as they will likely receive a little bit of education at the same time.

 

As previously stated, most of the focus should be placed on uploading videos to YouTube.  In the past, a large number of YouTube members posted videos that had clips from their favorite movies, television shows, or music videos.  Due to copyright issues, YouTube is trying to cut down on these types of videos, as they are actually illegal with out the proper permission. You may want to explain this to your children, as they may not be familiar with copyrights and how they work.  In most cases, should your children post a video on YouTube that they donft have permission to do, the video




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