Friday, January 18, 2013

Cyberwellness Starts with the Parent


Greetings to all of you from the Information and Communications Technology Department of West View Primary School.

We hope to bring you news about Cyberwellness through this blog and empower you with the knowledge and skills so that you can work together with us to help our children in this fast-changing technologically advanced society. The first post serves as a reminder for all of us how important it is to have the right knowledge so that we can help our children better.

Reviews have shown that many parents are not keen to attend Cyberwellness talks. This is also the case when we hold Cyberwellness talks for parents in West View Primary. With the increase use of technology everywhere, there is a need to inculcate the right values in our children when they use the internet.

Mr Edmund Tay, a youth pastor and parent blogger who sits on the Media Literacy Council said this, "Parents need to pay equal attention to their children's academic progress and social well-being, and that includes knowledge in Cyberwellness.".

We may think there is nothing to be concerned about when our children are using the internet but let’s not forget the idiom, “still water runs deep”, and let’s not forget to guide our children and help them to become responsible users of the internet. In the next few weeks, we hope to share with you some tips on how you can help your child become one.

Click here to find out more about the importance of parents equipping themselves with Cyberwellness knowledge.