Why do parents react to their kids being online in a paranoid, rash and illogical manner, instead of a constructive helpful one?
C'mon, when you were kids, how often would you actually listen to your parents. If you tell your kids "no you can't do this", chances are they'll just go behind your back and REALLY get in trouble.
So why do it? Why not instead be constructive and helpful? Hold their hand, make sure they're doing the right thing? Tell them it's ok to get on MySpace or Facebook or Yuniti, but that they need to keep you in the loop? Tell them it's ok to talk to strangers online, but that if they ever ask to meet you that they should come talk to you?
Tell them that if they ever really trust and like someone online, and want to meet them, that you'll chauffeur them? (how many sexual predators will agree to THAT?)
Simply put, what happened to being a constructive helpful parent instead of a fearful and overprotective?
2007-10-26
02:01:41
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marquinho_81
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