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Parents Banning Children From The Web
from the not-safe-for-children dept
Parents are still struggling to figure out how to let their children on the internet without putting them at risk. A new study says that some parents (8%) have resorted to banning the internet completely. This seems likely to guarantee that the kids run over to their friends' homes to access the internet instead - without any supervision. Nearly 40% of parents aren't worried at all, with another 30% saying that they only allow their kids online with supervision - which sounds like the smart way to teach kids how to be responsible online. 40% also use tools to protect their kids, though the study doesn't suggest how (in)effective these tools are.
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Compared this to TV
I wonder how this compares to the percentage of parents that have banned TV for their kids.
-cmh
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Parents? But what about the husbands!
My sister-inlaw has been banned from the Internet by her husband. This actually has to do with the modem being struck by lightning two times, and the husband blaming that on the "viruses" that they downloaded from the Internet.
Huh?
Talk about 0 logic.....
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Kids
My kids are banned, unless I am there.
I moved the computer into the family room, facing where I can see it at all times.
They respect the rules, and do not go running to some other place to surf the net and use chat rooms.
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Re: Kids
My brother's boys are supervised.
They are allowed on the computer when he is present in the house or when they have given him sufficient proof that they can be trusted.
The youngest boy has completely lost computer privileges for being caught surfing porn 3 times. ( He's 12 ) The oldest is allowed free range. ( He's 15 )
My brother bases these decisions on reviews of the cache, cookies & temp files.
The oldest boy is smart enough to clean up his tracks and I suspect he surfs porn but knows enough to cover his butt.
Completely banning use of the computer is a mistake and will seriously hinder a child's ability to function in the real world once they get out on their own.
BUT
Just as you wouldn't allow your child to walk down a deserted alley @ 3:00 am in New York, you shouldn't allow them free range of the computer.
I like the above posters middle range approach to using a computer.
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