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Originally Posted by mmynedshlp  I was told to treat the computer and the internet jus tlike as if were a car.
If you let your kid drive where they want without telling you where they are going. Then I guess you would do the same with the internet.
If they are not ready to drive the car then they are not yet ready to go on the internet alone.
Same priviledges too.
they say they need the car to go to work or get to school. they say they need the internet for work or school.
Same safety concerns too. carshing a hardrive with family memories on it and tons of money or crashing a car with family member in it and lots of money. |
I think that's a pretty decent analogy.
My kids are way too young for the net. But I'm going to be pretty strict about it. One of my nieces got involved with a scary situation over the net a while ago, and my nephew (who is not good with social cues) just did the same. Both of my siblings (their parents) thought that what their kids were doing was safe and that they had a good idea of what was going on. They now realize they didn't at all understand what their kids were getting into.