Rethink Digital Morals

Cody Anglesey, Katie Woodall

The Dangers

▪ They become desensitized

▪ Normality

▪ Psychopathic tendencies

▪ Non-ethical

▪ Social awkwardness

▪ Isolated

▪ No real dreams

Warning Signs

▪ Acting out fantasies that are abnormal to a child’s personality

▪ Secretive

▪ Isolates oneself from family and school activities

▪ Becomes introverted

▪ Loses the will to grow into adulthood

▪ Cannot click with reality

▪ Has disinterest in things they once loved

The Internet

▪ Not regulated

▪ Has no filters

▪ Kids are more tech savvy

▪ Search engines

▪ No moderation

The Dangers of the Industrial Mind

▪ Pornography = Junk Food

▪ Get pass regulations

▪ Making it free to watch and look

▪ Learning about their audience and exploiting it

▪ Makes their product look exciting and tantalizing to the eyes

▪ “It’s okay to watch in moderation.”

Preventions

▪ Moderating their internet use

▪ Teaching them that the internet should be used for academics

▪ Ask a lot of questions about what they are doing and about their friends.

▪ Cut them off

▪ Be tentative to your child’s actions

▪ Teaching morals about the internet

▪ Read the warning labels carefully

Work Cited

▪ Children and Internet. Kenya CitizenTV, 2011. Web. 4 Dec 2013. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CArzAcF4XU >.

▪  Pogue, David. "How Dangerous Is The Internet For Children?." New York Times 21 Nov 2013, U.S. Edition n. pag. Web. 21 Nov. 2013. <http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/assessing-the-dangers-of-the-internet-for-children/?_r=0 >.

▪  “Safe Internet Surfing”. N.d. brochure. Safe Internet Surfing, San Diego. Web. 20 Nov 2013. <contact@safesurfingkids.com>.

▪  Seltzer, Ph.D., Leon F. "Evolution of the Self." Evolution of the Self. Psychology Today, 28 Jun 2012. Web. 3 Dec. 2013. <http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolution-the-self/201206/internet-porn-its-problems-perils-and-pitfalls>.  

▪ The Browser Wars - Dock Icons. 2012. Photograph. Devian ArtWeb. 4 Dec 2013. <http://dakirby309.deviantart.com/art/The-Browser-Wars-Dock-Icons-256925402>.

▪  Wood, John . "Jamie is 13 and hasn't even kissed a girl. But he's now on the Sex Offender Register after online porn warped his mind...." Mail Online 25 Apr 2012, n. pag. Web. 4 Dec. 2013. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135203/Jamie-13-kissed-girl-But-hes-Sex-Offender-Register-online-porn-warped-mind-.html?ito=feeds-newsxml>.

▪  Wood, John. Porn: Jamie watched his first pornographic sec scene when he was aged just 10 - and he became hooked (file photo). 2012. Photograph. Mail OnlineWeb. 4 Dec 2013. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135203/Jamie-13-kissed-girl-But-hes-Sex-Offender-Register-online-porn-warped-mind-.html?ito=feeds-newsxml>.