Avid readers of my website by now should know that whenever I host a simple contest here, you stand a very good chance to win. Personally I like this contest because the underlying message is good. If I have kids, I would dive straight into the free Norton Online Family, which I am going to share with you briefly in a moment’s time. If you like what you read here, please share the link with your families and friends. Meanwhile, email to me the answers to the following three questions by August 20, 2010 and stand a chance to win Norton Internet Security 2010 (upgradable to 2011). Winners will be notified by Norton directly the following week.
- Have you had a negative online experience?
- What is your greatest fear when you are online?
- How do you keep yourself safe in the cyber world?
You may ask: what is a negative online experience? Generally speaking, it falls into the following categories.
- Downloaded a virus
- Responded to an online scam
- Saw violent /nude images
- Someone they don’t know online has asked them to meet them in the ‘real’ world
- Receiving ‘sexts’ from someone they don’t know
If you have kids at home, or know someone who has, you ought to check out the free Norton Online Family. It helps you to understand what your kids are doing online, down to the search phrases they enter. It also helps you to block sites of certain categories and limit the number of hours your kids spend online. Alerts can be sent to you when there are activities that require your attention. Where applicable, you can relax certain rules such as the number of hours spent online for that day or unblock a certain site as requested by your kids. I believe it is less about control but more about being able to manage with the right information.
The immediate benefit I can think of is that you do not need to watch over the shoulders of your kids all the time. Besides, survey shows that 6 in 10 parents do not always know what their kids see online. With Norton Online Family, you can manage your kids’ online activity from a safe distance. I reckon kids would appreciate parents who exercise transparency, interest in them, as well as good intend, yes?
Click here to visit the Norton Online Family.
Before I close off this entry, below are some advice for parents shared by Norton. And don’t forget to send in the answers. If you like what you read, do share the words.
- Regularly talk about online activities and show an interest
- Encourage your children to come to you if they experience anything unpleasant online
- Maintain up to date security software to protect your computer from any malicious software inadvertently downloaded
- Prepare kids for good or bad experiences
- Highlight the importance of thinking before clicking and downloading
- Use a browser search advisor to identify safe/unsafe sites
- Children need to know that their parents will listen and not blame or punish them when things go wrong online
External Link: Norton Online Family
Note: This contest is opened for those who are living in Singapore only.
3 replies on “Stand A Chance To Win A Norton Internet Security Software Today!”
I love point 7 – being that a couple of years ago, a friend found out from the browser history that her son had been searching for videos related to “Indian rapes”. And he’s only 10. After questioning him, it was apparent that his school friends were talking about a piece of news article they chanced upon. He searched for it out of curiosity.
He got a big scolding when he chose to lie about it initially. Once the truth is established, counselling by the mother kicked in. I think it’s important for parents to know – why – a child is doing certain online activities.
Ed – Thanks for sharing. Looks like you are ahead of me in terms of dealing with children and their online activities. Contest aside, I am in fact very excited when I heard of a tool to help parents manage. Hence this awareness post.
Hey, do write in and participate the contest! Past it to me if you don’t want … ha ha ha.
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