Police warn parents about dangers facing their children especially as they are spending so much time online

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

The spokesman for the Royal Thai Police Pol Maj-Gen Yingyot Thepjamnong issued a five point checklist for parents to mitigate potential damage their children may suffer online.

 

The Maj-Gen said that it was inevitable what with continuing closure of schools that children would be spending large amounts of time online. 

 

They were using phones, computers and tablets for many hours a day.

 

While accepting that this was great to help with their learning in the pandemic and a great source of information there were also perils.

 

Such as cyberbullying and children falling into the clutches of criminals.

 

He issued a five point checklist for parents to help in monitoring their children's behavior, reported Daily News. 

 

This included being strict about the time they spend online, where they do it, talking to children about the dangers, reminding them of their own need to exhibit good online behavior and where to seek help if they fall victim to unscrupulous individuals.  

 

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[tonray]

Having taught in government schools here....I would say they probably spent just as much time online during school hours pre-Covidn closures.

[Karma80]

Limit the amount of time a Thai spends on a smartphone? Good luck with that.

[smedly]

what has this got to do with the Thai Police, are they intending to arrest kids for using a phone too often

 

how about sorting you own issues out which are many

[Gottfrid]

Actually, good to hear that there is one brain left in the force.

[Morpheus42]

This is a good advice. Kids nowadays are spending way too much time online.

 

Would be even better if you would create a livable, open and free society where kids can go outside without fear and masks. Build more playgrounds, encourage kids to do sports (without masks, saw that a lot here, masks on kids while doing sports outside..) and teach them why digital intoxication is a real thing.

[spidermike007]

This would be amusing, if it were not so sad. Since when are one of the most corrupt, least effective and least capable agencies in Thailand able to act as a moral authority? I realize there is not much moral authority here, at this time. But, the police? Please. Nobody takes these jokers seriously. Nobody. 

[mtls2005]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He issued a five point checklist for parents to help in monitoring their children's behavior, reported Daily News. 

 

This included being strict about the time they spend online, where they do it, talking to children about the dangers, reminding them of their own need to exhibit good online behavior and where to seek help if they fall victim to unscrupulous individuals.  

 

The authorities do love to tell the public what to do.

 

 

Of course this is the same chap who last week threatened the public if they criticize the police.

 

The Royal Thai Police spokesman has warned the Thai people not to criticize the force. 

 

Or you'll get thrown in jail for a year for defamation, reported Siam Rath. 

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1246578-thai-police-are-doing-a-wonderful-job-stop-blaming-us-for-everything-or-face-jail-says-rtp-spokesman/

 

[patman30]

4 hours ago, Karma80 said:

Limit the amount of time a Thai spends on a smartphone? Good luck with that.

Extremely easy to do with Kaspersky kids
the gov would do much better trying to get good deal to provide this for free or cheap, its only $15/year anyway
but many parents do not know how easy it is to control kids online activity or are just too lazy
and let them wild on a smartphone, not understanding apps are designed to be addictive.

Edited January 17, 2022 by patman30

[Paulaew]

I'm not worried about cyberbullying or contact with criminals, I'm worried about my kid becoming a nerd. If he's not playing video games, he's creating videos about video games for YouTube.

 

Even when he's studying, he's on the computer. He rarely sees the light of day. I'm just praying that he can go back to school soon. His school has re-opened, but most of the kids in his class are still studying online due to parental paranoia. These are difficult times to be a kid (or a parent).

 

Paul Laew

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The spokesman for the Royal Thai Police Pol Maj-Gen Yingyot Thepjamnong issued a five point checklist for parents to mitigate potential damage their children may suffer online.

Agreed, those online learning lessons are brutal.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, Karma80 said:

Limit the amount of time a Thai spends on a smartphone? Good luck with that.

24/7

[arithai12]

Actually, I think parents are worse. How many times do I see a mother dragging a child by one hand, with her eyes and the other hand busy on the phone. Or couples with child at a restaurant, each of the parents busy with their phone and the child drawing circles on the table.

[Lopchan]

20 hours ago, tonray said:

Having taught in government schools here....I would say they probably spent just as much time online during school hours pre-Covidn closures.

As a teacher here for over 12 years, I don't have a problem with phones in the class. It's called "classroom management".  The students know if they take out their phone, it will be taken from them and remain on my desk until the end of class.
As for other teachers discipline... that's a different story

[tonray]

5 minutes ago, Lopchan said:

As a teacher here for over 12 years, I don't have a problem with phones in the class. It's called "classroom management".  The students know if they take out their phone, it will be taken from them and remain on my desk until the end of class.
As for other teachers discipline... that's a different story

I knew if we looked hard enough we'd find our "Teacher of the Century" candidate...bravo !

[jacko45k]

14 hours ago, arithai12 said:

Or couples with child at a restaurant, each of the parents busy with their phone and the child drawing circles on the table.

You must live in a poor area.... where I am the kid usually has his/her own pad or phone and they all sit there dumb.