Cybersafety Campaign for Preschoolers Launched

Seems to me the parents should be taking extra classes, not the kids...

Parents have more to worry about than their child grazing their knee in the playground -- they now should be concerned their toddlers are being kept "cybersafe" as well, an internet safety group said today.

A campaign to keep preschoolers safe when playing on the internet and with other modern technology is to be launched this week.

"In addition to young children inadvertently finding inappropriate material or being exposed to online predators and cyber bullies, they observe and copy the online behaviour of their parents and older siblings to an extent often not realised by their families," Ms Balfour said.

She cited the example of a New Zealand family that was surprised to receive a parcel of videos ordered online by their four-year-old.

"This experience just goes to show how well youngsters can copy behaviour."

"Young children may appear skilled in internet use, but they will not have yet developed the understanding and judgment to always keep themselves cybersafe," Ms Balfour said.