Family and Internet Day

As the Internet becomes more widespread every day, our children are becoming more immersed in the virtual world of the Internet. It is no longer strange to see an eight-year-old child holding a smartphone or tablet and browsing the Internet, whether he is enjoying an online game, watching videos on YouTube, or otherwise. But, what does that mean?

This has forced parents to keep this trend in mind, and realize that it is more than just a trend, but rather that it is only a glimpse of the future, and therefore parents must make every effort to share their virtual lives with their children on the web. How we define the Internet depends on how we choose to use it. The best use of the Internet is to use it as a means through which we can communicate with our children, by exploring their interests, engaging with them, and learning how they use the Web.

Thus, we can understand how the Internet can play a useful role in their education, development and daily life, without a “do and don’t” approach. Family and Internet Day There are almost no limits to the possibilities that the Internet offers us in terms of knowledge. Twenty years ago, a student needed to spend hours in the library examining dozens of books and manuscripts in search of a single quote to use in his research paper.

Today, with just a few clicks, you can use the search engine to find an unlimited number of search queries matching what you are looking for within a period of time not exceeding seconds. Also what about schoolwork that requires some internet searching? You can engage your child in surfing the Internet to help them find what they are looking for and learn about something new as well!

However, the possibilities of the Internet do not stop at merely spreading knowledge and enhancing the educational process. The most important thing that can influence children during the period of childhood between four and eight is the things surrounding them, because during this very important age stage, the child’s personality, interests, and hobbies are formed so that he can develop them and add to them when he grows up. For this reason, parents can take advantage of the Internet to explore more about the things that may interest their children in order to work with them on nurturing these interests.

Does your child love arts and crafts, or would swimming training be more appropriate for them? You can watch videos covering both matters to see how interested the child is in them. We can no longer ignore the potential of the Internet to shape our children's minds; As their lives continue to become increasingly intertwined with the web.

In this context, Google and the Nutty Scientists Foundation ask parents to consider September 28th as an opportunity to participate in what is known as “Family and Internet Day.” Through this, we aim to encourage all parents to spend some hours with their sons and daughters between the ages of 6 and 14 years to explore the things they love on the Internet and to participate in doing their favorite activities on the web.