I run a couple of sites and I get children that email me "Hi my name is Sara and I'm twelve" AUUUGG!!! I always give them a lecture about Internet safety but it really concerns me. I tell my friends that when they are comfortable letting their child walk downtown alone at midnight, then it's Ok for them to go on the Internet.
Please explain to me why they are even on the Internet at all? Couldn't you buy CDs for them? Why do they need to be on the Internet?
2006-12-28 14:34:37 · 9 answers · asked by fille_65 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Mine aren't. I don't think they should have much internet access other than for papers and stuff while you make sure they are researching things until they are 15 or 16 when they can have maybe an hour of free net time.
I remember when we first got internet- I was 13 and my mom didn't really think I'd do much bad stuff on there but I was pretending to be a 23 year old school teacher. While now that I am 22 I know that was wrong and I know better than to let my kids do it... I feel bad for mistreating my mom's trust and I know I could have been easily killed. Never will I allow my kids to use the internet unsupervised.
2006-12-28 15:04:15 · answer #1 · answered by momofthreemiracles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There seems to be lots of negative response to this question, and mostly, it is probably well warranted. At the same time, though, there are some definite positives too.
Some children, especially those with cognitive or physical disabilities, can be very socially disconnected. This can drive many to do things which may be deemed inappropriate or dangerous. I, personally, have a cognitive disability. As a child, because of my disability, I was a social misfit. The public internet was in its infancy at that time, but really it gave me an opportunity to reach out to other people, and to have other people reach out to me, in a way that I could not be successful with on an in-person basis.
I now run my own personal website about my disability, as I have for the last 10 years or so, and a few e-mail lists related to the disability I have. Mostly, with regard to my website, I hear from other adults, but occasionally, I do hear from children too. You have no idea how much of a relief it can be to a person, whether they are a child or an adult, to know that they are not alone in this world with their own quirky experiences of life which are so different from that of other people. Because of this and the testy relationship some children have with their parents, there may not even exist a level of trust necessary to communicate what needs the child may have to the adult without first getting some sort of validation for their thoughts and feelings. As a result, I would argue that children need some level of privacy too. Sure, they need proper guidance from their parents, and they may not be aware of how public the internet really is, but I don't think that is any reason to deny them access to information and communication which they may very well need for their own psychological benfits.
2006-12-29 03:44:16 · answer #2 · answered by G A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with this. I would be afraid of my child giving out the address or something to someone that they think is a good person and turns out to be a darn serial killer. Too many dangers out there these days. I actually did a little test of my own, I went into yahoo and made a fake account that said that I was only 12 and then I went into a yahoo chatroom to see what would happen. It was only seconds before guys started PMing me asking me ASL and when I told them that I was only 12, they wanted to show me their webcams of them naked. That is just sick and it's out there. We have to greatly restrict the access or not give access at all period.
2006-12-29 02:08:18 · answer #3 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am with you I think kids should be supervised while online. My kids have their games and Our computer is in the living room. kids are to ready to give out to much information that could end up in the wrong hands. My daughter had this talk to santa come up and I told her it would be best if she didnt even do that. We all know santa is anyone. Anyway yes parents dont think someone else is protecting your child watch what they are doing online.
2006-12-28 22:45:53 · answer #4 · answered by Sassy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There could be alot of reasons that they are on the internet. They could be chatting with friends, doing school work, or playing games on the internet. Why are you so concerned about kids being on the internet anyways? It's only dangerous when the child is trying to hook up with somebody who could possible be an adult.
2006-12-28 22:40:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
hi im emily and im 13, ya so i don't see a problem wit being online. its fun and entertainng. the internet isn't even that bad unless u talk to pervets or old guys pretending to be 14. sometimes im smart sometimes im not but its not like i give out personal info except my age. its not like they give out the address or anything so its not that bad. some kids r smart like me lol.
2006-12-28 23:51:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
omg such a good question, and do you see how everyone avoided the issue, like oh they are on doing schoolwork. obviously not because they are emailing you and getting on y/a! just look under adolescents.
2006-12-29 02:55:25 · answer #7 · answered by smokingstonersweetheart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mine go on their school's website to log in and do their homework. if they didn't they could not get their work done, they are allowed on select sites like neopets, but they do not have email unless they use ours and then it's screened.
2006-12-28 22:42:27 · answer #8 · answered by nanabooboo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my parents let me online when i was like 8. i guess they couldnt afford a babysitter
2006-12-28 23:19:44 · answer #9 · answered by Brendan 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋