When we think of the Internet and children together, it comes to our mind that the Internet does lead to kids’ physical and mental problems, such as sleep problems, harmed eyesight, loss of social skills and so on.
当我们把互联网和儿童联系在一起时，我们会想到互联网确实会导致孩子的身心问题，如睡眠问题、视力受损、社交能力丧失等。
Recent research has shown that there are more dangerous threats (威胁) from the Internet that parents need to protect children from.
最近的研究表明，互联网上还存在更多危险的威胁，家长需要保护孩子免受其害。
Protection of the personal information is critically important, especially while using social websites like Facebook, as it is the most popular way of communication.
保护个人信息至关重要，尤其是在使用Facebook等社交网站时，因为这是最流行的交流方式。
Children sometimes don’t know what should not be shared online.
孩子们有时不知道哪些内容不应该在网上分享。
Some websites make use of their innocence (天真无邪) and trust, and gradually put them into dangerous situations.
一些网站利用他们的天真无邪和信任，逐渐将他们置于危险的境地。
Maybe it would be too hard for parents to follow children’s activities on the Internet closely because every child has a right to privacy (隐私), but it is necessary to talk with children about not showing personal information on the Internet.
也许家长很难密切跟踪孩子在网上的活动，因为每个孩子都有隐私权，但有必要与孩子谈谈不要在网上展示个人信息。
The more a child grows, the less he talks to his parents.
孩子长得越大，与父母交谈就越少。
There may be no need to be worried, and by not telling his parents, he just tries to protect his right of privacy.
这可能不需要担心，他不告诉父母只是为了保护自己的隐私权。
But he also could be bullied (欺凌) at school and afraid to complain to parents, which will do harm to a child’s overall development.
但他也可能在学校受到欺凌而不敢向父母诉苦，这将对孩子的整体发展造成伤害。
Now, with social media growing so fast, such problems will be aggravated for the bullying can continue wherever the child goes 24 hours a day.
如今，随着社交媒体的飞速发展，这些问题将会加剧，因为欺凌行为可以全天24小时跟随孩子到任何地方。
It could be bad words sent by text messages and emails or posted on social websites.
这可能是通过短信和电子邮件发送的恶语，或者是发布在社交网站上的恶意言论。
Whether a child experiences bullying or not, parents should not rush to control the child’s activities online, which will only make things worse.
无论孩子是否遭受欺凌，家长都不应急于控制孩子的网上活动，这只会让事情变得更糟。
Instead, parents should kindly talk to the child and ask guiding questions about how to wisely stand up to bullies.
相反，家长应该温和地与孩子交谈，并提出引导性问题，教导他们如何明智地反抗欺凌者。
Children may also expose their families to online risks by accidentally downloading malware, a computer program stealing personal information like passwords, parents’ bank account and so on.
儿童还可能因意外下载恶意软件而使家庭面临网络风险，这种计算机程序会窃取密码、父母银行账户等个人信息。
This program installs (安装) itself in the computer while children are visiting untrusted sites.
当孩子们访问不可信的网站时，这个程序会自动安装在电脑中。
So parents should keep in mind that children can’t be too careful when they are surfing the Internet!
因此，家长们应该记住，孩子们在上网时再小心也不为过！
The Internet can expose dangers to kids, but it isn’t the Internet to blame.
互联网可能会给孩子带来危险，但这不能归咎于互联网本身。
In fact, it can open doors of wonder for children that previous generations could not even dream of.
事实上，它能为孩子们打开通往奇妙世界的大门，这是前几代人连做梦都想不到的。
The best way to protect against Internet threats is parents’ educating children and establishing comfortable communication with trust and understanding so that they are willing to talk about what is going on in their lives.
防范互联网威胁的最佳方式是家长教育孩子，并在信任和理解的基础上建立顺畅的沟通，使他们愿意谈论自己生活中发生的事情。
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