Pre-School Activity Raises Risks
By Mamta Gupta
When day care centres, nurseries, playschools, tutors, hobby class instructors post pictures of children on social media, they put these children at high risk. Such content may be uploaded for various reasons – to promote their respective entity, to publicise about events, activities, award functions, outdoor visits, etc. or generally on their social media platforms for public viewing. In most cases, parental consent is not acquired, the content is ‘public’ and ‘innocuous’ use of such images and videos jeopardises the child involved.
Often, such predators cultivate relationships with such children and create a trusting bond, so the child does not raise alarm or inform anyone. Then, with the right opportunity, such predators start abusing children in different ways. It is important for parents to develop a close bond with their children, so the child trusts them completely. Parents should also be aware all the time about their child’s behaviour and any change, if so. The child must know and understand that it is not okay to have any interaction with strangers and any such instance must be reported to the parent.
The benefits of social media are often argued for – staying in ouch with family, friends; getting to know new people; interacting with people with similar interests and hobbies; professional networking; etc. But the dangers are far more serious and cannot be ignored. It is the responsibility of every parent to protect their child.
When day care centres, nurseries, playschools, tutors, hobby class instructors post pictures of children on social media, they put these children at high risk. Such content may be uploaded for various reasons – to promote their respective entity, to publicise about events, activities, award functions, outdoor visits, etc. or generally on their social media platforms for public viewing. In most cases, parental consent is not acquired, the content is ‘public’ and ‘innocuous’ use of such images and videos jeopardises the child involved.
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| The child must know and understand that it is not okay to have any interaction with strangers and any such instance must be reported to the parent |
The benefits of social media are often argued for – staying in ouch with family, friends; getting to know new people; interacting with people with similar interests and hobbies; professional networking; etc. But the dangers are far more serious and cannot be ignored. It is the responsibility of every parent to protect their child.
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