As our children are increasingly precocious when it comes to new technologies, it is very important to give them a framework. The web is a jungle, in which you have to know how to navigate safely. Among the important web services, there are emails. It can be practical or educational for your children to have their own email address. It may be an opportunity to give them the desire to write, to exchange messages with their friends, their grandparents or others.
While it is entirely possible to use traditional services like Gmail or Outlook, these tools are not particularly suitable for children. That is why I suggest you discover Net-C Junior, a messaging system designed specifically for 6-14 year olds.
A free mailbox for the youngest
Just like adults, your child will be able to choose an email address with a domain name of their choice (from around thirty, such as netcourrier.com, net-c.fr, myemail.com…) and use a messaging service with an interface adapted to their age.
Indeed, Net-C Junior offers an evolving interface. 6-9 year olds will have a very simplified and very secure interface. 10-14 year olds will have access to a slightly more advanced interface, rich in features… but still very secure.
The aim of the system is to offer a fun, educational and secure experience, which will allow your children to discover at their own pace the use of email as a means of communication.
Focused on protecting your child's privacy, this webmail does not integrate any advertising banners, does not perform any content analysis and does not do any profiling!
A system supervised by an adult referent
Creating a new address must be done by an adult who must provide their own email address. This email address will allow the adult to supervise their child's account later.
But the most important thing in a child's messaging service is to provide them with a very secure framework. Thus, your child will only be able to exchange messages with a list of contacts predefined by you. You validate all the correspondents which allows you to create a space of trust.
Once your child is old enough or you trust them, they can keep their email address and switch to the classic services of Net-C, a French freemium messaging system (well yes, business is business) which emphasizes the protection of its users' personal data. I have never used Net-C so please let us know in the comments if you have tried it!
Article updated on April 29, 2021 by Byothe
