Many young children have unsupervised access to the internet and are using the internet to socialize with others. This has can lead a number of dangerous situations which can be threatening for children. Which problems do children face when going online without parents supervision? How can these problems be solved?

A lot of young children now have unguided

access

to the

internet

and they are using it as a means of meeting other people. The repercussions can pose a dangerous position for kids. The challenges of unguided

access

to the

internet

which these kids stand to face involves, being exposed to

pornography

and dating strangers online.

Although

, these problems can be solved. On the one hand, unguided

access

to the

internet

for kids exposes them to

pornography

. When a child visits the

internet

without being monitored, it opens him up to nude pictures and videos which can destroy his mental development at that age. He may pick up vices that are detrimental to his general development.

For example

, a recent survey in Nigeria showed that the percentage of children who were exposed online without

guidance

picked up vices, of which

pornography

was the highest.

Secondly

, exposure to the

internet

without control, exposes children to online dating with strangers. Dating a stranger online can lead to loss of life and sexual exploitation.

This

is capable of putting them in a dangerous position of leaving home without the knowledge of their parents or

guidance

. To illustrate

further

, in Chicago, underage girls who were rescued from a house where they were sexual molested stated that they all got to know about their molester via dating sites. In order to curtail these challenges, it is pertinent to have a parental

guidance

as to the type of websites visited by a child. It is

also

important to monitor their use of the

internet

at odd hours of the day. In conclusion, allowing kids to have

access

to the

internet

without

guidance

can expose them to

pornography

and adult dating.

However

, these challenges can be curtailed if the child's

access

online is guided.