Geoff L

As with all things there should be increasing levels of freedom based on trust and respect built up over time. How one handles a 12 year old on the internet should be different to a 14 year old. Their personality, level of maturity and history should all be factored in. I for one am in no hurry to get my kids online but when it happens there will strict controls that will be relaxed as time goes by if they prove to be worthy of it.

To give your kids zero privacy while they are under your roof, wow, that is a time bomb in my opinion and reminds me of my 14 year old sister sneaking out at night to be with her 20 year old boyfriend! I might also suggest this kind of atitude is coming back on you when your kids are so disrespectful to others as mentioned in another thread. Kids are just small people, they want to be trusted and respected too.