The pros and cons of using the internet by the children

The Internet is one of the most important invention in history. Millions of people from all over the world use it every day. The internet offers thousands of information from every life domain. However, the question is whether children should use it, too.

Using the internet offers many adventages. For example, adherents of using it say, that the net is a part of our world, so children need to use it, too. In this way children learn about other countries and cultures. They can learn about their habits, language and how their peers spend their free time. Children can also see beautiful pictures of people and landscapes. Also they can meet people from all over the world. They simply click at the symbol of chat room, register their nickname and join the chat group. Children can communicate as well with their neighbours as with people from the other countries, even when they are thousands of kilometers away. Finally, they can make friends in faraway places. If they have a microphone, they can talk to each other. In this way, they improve foreign languages, for example English, French or German.
On the other hand, the internet has several disadvantages.

Firstly, many children use it for playing games, not for learning. They sit before a computer screen and play games a few hours. It can cause headaches, backaches or spoil their sight. What is more, some web sites are not suitable for children, for example sites about violence, sex, sects etc.

In conclusion the internet has both good and bad points. Parents should explain both of them to thei children. When they are not sure, what the children use the net for, they can install a program, which selects the information and throws away the contant, which children are not allowed to watch.