How would you keep your kid effectively from watching shit stuff on Youtube? I can tell you that's impossible, and if the kid doesn't use its own iPad, it might already hold yours in its hand. It is really difficult to exclude videos you deem bad for your kid. There is all kinds of stuff on the platform and they already know the tricks how to get the stuff rolling on the iPad that they want.
Today's children are already used to the internet, so sometimes they understand it better than their own parents. I admit it's not easy to control
what kids watch on YouTube, sometimes my 8 year old son accidentally watches adult material. Therefore, there must be good communication
between children and their parents. So children will ask their parents new things they have met, and if the material is not good, then explain well,
that it is bad for them. So far I have always maintained good communication with my son and he can understand there is content that they are
not allowed to see. Sometimes my child when he sees someone kissing immediately looks away, because I have given sex education from an early age.
Likewise with gambling content, if we explain well, our children can understand that it is not a good thing for them.
The problem is the whole streaming shit from some idiots on Youtube and Twitch. Those are the idols of the 8 year old kids from today. And the real issue about this is that these "idols", big Youtubers and Twitch streamers, do in fact advertise gambling websites, play it on their stream and pretend to win thousands and thousands that they get donated by the gambling service provider anyway. That is bad! The streamers then say it is not their responsibility to take care of their audience and the age of those watching them, it's the parents responsibility. I disagree because these streamers also earn their money off of those kids with merchandising and donations and other stuff.
Sure, but the power of influencers kind of got out of control. That is why I used the word idol. These young kids see those influencers and like what they do, see them driving big cars just by making youtube videos. It gives them the impression that whatever that youtuber does, it obviously must make a lot of sense or otherwise he wouldn't have that house and that car. There is a lot of legitimization going on in kids' heads when they see all the amassed wealth and the style these guys live their "digital dream". That's a dangerous development and I am curious how this will play out. 20 years ago every second kid answered it wants to become a firefighter when grown up, today every second kid answers it wants to become a youtuber. Who is then going to fight the fire if the house is in flames?
I'm also actually disappointed with influencers who have a large following of children, they should be wiser when promoting gambling in their content.
I know they need income from the gambling sites they promote, sometimes we as humans have to have a little conscience in making money. Don't
let the money we make make other people harm, good influencers must choose the products they will promote, not to the detriment of their
followers. But it is very difficult in today's digital era, many people put money above all else.
So there is no other choice, parents have to work hard in taking care of their children, by establishing good communication with their children.
So that all the things that their children see can be known by their parents, because if there is good communication with their parents, children
will tell whatever they have seen to their parents. Sometimes as a good parent you have to put yourself as a friend, so children do not hesitate to
tell anything to their parents. This will make it easier for parents to control their children.