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Dutch children find experience itself properly on internet. They mean that they precise knowledge how far they can go and hold the head coldly when possible problems surface. The young internal pus have not been shocked fast by online content.

This are single outcomes of an investigation bow through the European Commission under children between and fourteen year, in all 27 EU-member countries. The 'Eurobarometer' has with groups of children depth-interviews held to how they internet and mobile telephones use. about the completely the European children online a lot of self-confidence appeared seen to have.

That goes certainly also on for the national grut, as from the Dutch contribution at the investigation report appeared. They are self properly conscious of the dangers of contact with stranges and the dividing of personal information. Also they know bring in download the risk of viruses during and the chance on fraud.

According to the researchers react the children “fairly irrespective”, asked to how they round would go with problems on internet.,. “They will foreigners or unwanted persons simply block or remove of their contacts list; no personal information give meanwhile nobody this person knows; pretend offline to be, or this person ignore.” Just when the children self real threatened or pursued feel, would inform they their parents or report the problem at the specific website.

“The children fast have been shocked”, do not puts the report further. “They hit also not of region when they on pages come with shocking content, or otherwise bad experiences have across internet.” The younger children would seek in such case sometimes yet support by their parents. The older children ask rather a friend advice.

No help of parents
The Dutch children are fairly representative for their ages companion in the other member countries, as from the general research results for the whole EU appeared. The European children its about the general good known with online risks, as viruses, entry till unintended content, identities theft and dangerous contacts. Many of them know thunders source that they no personal data or phone numbers must deliver.

The children will by problems - as pester - just the help call upon of adults when they really no other way out see. “I will it everybody tell except of my parents, I will too fearful be that my mother affirmed sees what she fears and sees to that I no longer to chatrooms can go”, says a nine birthday German girl.

Internet use
Over whole Europe through children about the same is the nature of the technology use. On internet its gaming, surfing and communication the most important activities. Mobiles become uses especially to send and to ring text message with parents and friends. Most children go several times per day online and have an own mobile telephone. Sometimes the internet use becomes limits through the parents. The use of the mobile telephone is much freer and becomes less checked.