Do not think that identity theft can’t happen to a child: This can affect anyone on the Internet. All it takes is for a child to give their personal information to a stranger. The loss of an identity is incredibly time consuming and stressful. It can ruin a child’s credit and can be complicated if someone starts breaking the law using your child’s name (i.e. hacking into places using your child’s email account or information). Likewise, if your child gives out their personal information, it could put you and your family at risk of theft or worse. You don’t want someone they’ve been chatting up on the Internet to arrive at your door and demand money or more.
Lastly, it is important to monitor the amount of time a child spends on the Internet. You do not want their whole social world to exist on the Internet. This can lead to isolation and depression, especially to those children prone to social anxiety and the like. You don’t want a child to spend all of their time online because then they forget to interact with the world around them, a world not contained within the confines of a screen.
(the previous 3 posts including this one is taken from http://www.icu-software.co.uk/online-dangers-to-children.aspx) and all the posts are modified by me
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