This week a great friend shared with me a very sad video in which they shared the news of the death of an Italian girl of only 10 years old named Antonella, she died after assuming to participate in a challenge in which she had to hold her breath for as many minutes as possible, so this girl lost her life 7 months ago, this is just one of the many stories of this type that happen, since we only hear about some of them. That is why it is important that parents are very attentive to what our children do on social networks and what electronic devices they use and especially how and what they use them for.
Antonella died on January 20 of this year while using in the bathroom a phone that her parents had given her, she as often happens with children in this age full of technology wanted to be famous on social networks, but being only a girl of 10 years, she was innocent and died hanging from a belt while trying to take on a challenge, likewise a young 16 years also Italian, was away from home for days and her parents did not know her whereabouts, One day they hired a note where she told them she would be fine and left her house leaving behind her cell phone, then she was seen appearing on social networks very calm and performing even live broadcasts, what was striking in this case is that she appeared with a girl who apparently had met by the famous social network Tik tok fortunately after investigations they managed to locate her and she returned home alive.
Now, for what purpose do I share all this? I believe that it is essential to instruct and regulate the use of electronic devices and networks to children and young people, the rubbings are too many, they can be victims, not only of Cyberbuling, by other peers, they can be deceived by unscrupulous people who could be engaged in human trafficking, organ trafficking, child pornography, extortion, in short so many things to which children and young people are exposed to have access to devices whether phones, tablet, computers, even video game consoles, if they play online.
Por otro lado, creo firmemente que actualmente se está dando acceso a los niños a teléfonos inteligentes y otros dispositivos electrónicos a edades no acordes y además sin la debida supervisan y orientación ya que el caso de Antonella no es el primero de este tipo, aunque todos desearíamos que fuera el ultimo, ya recordaran ustedes los casos con la famosa Ballena Azul. Y es mi opinión muy Humilde que a vece se les proporciona estos dispositivos para distraerlos y nos dejen tranquilos un rato.
On the other hand, I firmly believe that children are currently being given access to smartphones and other electronic devices at inappropriate ages and also without proper supervision and guidance as the case of Antonella is not the first of its kind, although we all wish it was the last, and you remember the cases with the famous Blue Whale. And it is my very humble opinion that sometimes these devices are provided to distract them and leave us alone for a while.
Ahora, ¿Qué podemos hacer para evitar esto? Lo primero es estar al tanto de que tipo de redes sociales usan nuestros hijos, por otro lado ver a quienes agregan como amigos a sus perfiles, también estar conscientes de que este tipo de retos no dejaran de aparecer, por ello es importante instruir a nuestros hijos sobre este tipo de retos y sus peligros, deben estar conscientes que muchas veces involucrarse en esos retos podría costarles la vida, que aprendan a sopesar que es más valioso ¿su vida o 5 minutos de fama?, sin contar que podrían terminar en otra parte de su país o del mundo como esclavos por confiar en las personas equivocadas.
Now, what can we do to avoid this? The first thing is to be aware of what kind of social networks our children use, on the other hand see who they add as friends to their profiles, also be aware that these types of challenges will not stop appearing, so it is important to instruct our children about these types of challenges and their dangers, they should be aware that many times getting involved in these challenges could cost them their lives, they should learn to weigh what is more valuable, their life or 5 minutes of fame, not to mention that they could end up in another part of their country or the world as slaves for trusting the wrong people.
Reading about this topic one of the recommendations they give is not to allow the indiscriminate use of devices to young people and children, especially keep the computer and consoles in places where they can be supervised more easily, because if we leave these in their rooms we would have no idea what is going on. As parents we must be in constant communication with them and even set limits on how many hours to watch TV, use the console, be on the pc, if it is being used for fun. In short, set limits and be vigilant.
Finally, if I am still alert to these things with my son Cristian since he is still 18 years old and loves to be accepting friend requests from strangers, I do not want to imagine those who have children younger and who are just about to enter adolescence, I'm retiring hoping that this call reaches the ears of many parents.
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