Or in an area where they can be monitored. I think in an area where parents can see and moniter.
2007-11-04 18:59:37 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Out in the middle of the family room !!! Letting kids have a computer in their room is courting disaster !!!
2007-11-04 19:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by Diana 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Generally, I think it's OK. If you trust your child enough, then you can let them keep a computer in their room. You have to take their age into consideration though. Obviously if they're only 5 years old, then it's probably not a good idea, unless the computer is strictly for offline use only. You just have to make sure there's no network adapters installed.
If you follow some precautions and teach your child the "do's and don'ts" for computers and online activities, it should be relatively safe.
There's also plenty of monitoring programs out there that you can install onto computers. Most will block adult websites, restrict certain categories of your choosing, monitor and record text messages, sites visited, e-mails, online chat rooms, and plenty of other stuff.
You also have to take into account whether or not the child knows more about computers than you do. If that's the case they may be able to bypass the software. If you want to play it safe, keep the computer outside their room where adults can monitor their activities.
2007-11-05 03:19:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the computer needs to be in an area where it can be monitored. But, alot of parents don't truly care. They send their kids to their bedrooms to watch whatever they want on their own tv, so why would the computer be any different.And, kids are smart enough nowadays to unblock the parental controls. We have a younger guy at work that unlocked the block on our work computers.
2007-11-05 10:54:27 · answer #3 · answered by Harley Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The computer should not be in the child's bedroom. You are right it should be in the family room where parents can monitor what is going on. Also there are computer filter programs that limit access to Adult content on the internet. Parents need to understand and use the filters.
2007-11-05 09:34:44 · answer #4 · answered by Miz D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son is 22 and i still monitor his computer usage. i also have parental controls on so that he can't "accidentally" end up on some porn site. he hates it, but too bad. i bought and paid for the computer and will not have porn in any way shape or form in my home. when (or should i say if) he ever moves out on his own, he can do whatever he pleases, but as long as he is living under my roof, he goes by my rules. if he doesn't like them, then let him try and support himself on minimum wage.
just read garrett79 answer and his last paragraph is exactly why i monitor my son's usage. the parental controls on my computer also allow me to block him from using it certain hours (he would stay up all night and not be able to get up in the morning) and also tells me how much time he has spent on the computer, so if his chores aren't done and he's been on it every minute that he hasn't been at work, there is h*ll to pay
2007-11-05 04:02:39 · answer #5 · answered by bassetfreak 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. The computer should be in an area where the family is. Children should not have complete and private access to the internet. There are people out there trying to get to those children - it is the parents responsibility to protect their kids from these awful people.
Once a kid reached mid to late teens - and has shown maturity commensurate with his/her age, then a notebook or other would be fine.
2007-11-05 22:53:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely NOT in the bedroom. LIke it or not the computer with its internet links can be downright DANGEROUS. Parents need to monitor what their children are doing at all times.
The computer should be in an open place in the home that is easily accessible to everyone.
2007-11-06 10:09:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely where it can be monitored. Even here on Answers I followed a link someone had put up...got interested in another page...and before I knew it I had a lot of suggestive pictures in front of me. So it can happen very quickly and innocently...and most kids would be tempted to on keep going. And the chat rooms that the kids get into...really not safe at all when they unknowingly give out too much information and completely trust everyone they're talking to.
2007-11-05 19:26:34 · answer #8 · answered by night-owl gracie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the age of the children and whether or not the computer is connected to the internet.
Our computer has always been in the family room, with an internet connection. It isn't that I worried about my kids seeing sexual images; more like I worried about predators, especially predators who pose as young people. This also made it easier to monitor the amount of time they spent on the computer.
My theory is when the child is old enough to pay for their own computer and internet connection, then they are old enough to have their own private set up.
2007-11-05 07:28:37 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My family computer is located in the living room. It keeps it centralized for the use of everyone. In future, when all three of my grandsons will need to do computer research, and essays using the word programs, I will think of getting a lap top or two to fill in. But they will not be used anywhere but a central location as well.
And there is NO WAY that we will EVER have a webcam attached to ANY of the computers! Giving a child a computer with webcam access in a closed room is ASKING for them to send naughty pictures of themselves over the internet. All it takes is ONE DARE!!
2007-11-05 07:24:28 · answer #10 · answered by Susie Q 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Computers should be in an area where they can be monitored by parents.
2007-11-05 07:22:44 · answer #11 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋