tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post113702608060232177..comments2024-02-14T14:37:30.781-08:00Comments on Mother in Chief: How much can we protect our kids?Mother in Chiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096344221710006618noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1137203968232205172006-01-13T17:59:00.000-08:002006-01-13T17:59:00.000-08:00I'd like to share a funny story about my 10 year o...I'd like to share a funny story about my 10 year old and the computer. The rules in our house are that you have to ask to use a computer and when you do you have to explain what you're doing. They often forget the last part and we ask.<BR/><BR/>So, one day, my son and his friend asked to use my computer to look up something on google. Usually they're looking up game cheats and faqs and things. So my son comes out of the computer room and I ask what they're doing. He says, Looking up pictures. I say, what kind of pictures? He says, I don't know Friend's doing it. I make him go ask. He does and comes back with the answer that he's looking up some guy's picture. A few hours later, I go to use my computer and they've left the search up on the screen. They were looking for pictures of "Bob." No last name. No association with anything. Just Bob. I thought that was pretty funny.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10766222493968363248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1137154448778635632006-01-13T04:14:00.000-08:002006-01-13T04:14:00.000-08:00Ugh, this is an issue I wish I didn't have to worr...Ugh, this is an issue I wish I didn't have to worry about. I get all bent out of shape over all the commercials my kids might see while watching a show on Nick Jr, what more to the stuff they REALLY shouldn't see? But I agree with what a previous poster said - one computer, one tv, neither of which are in anyone's bedrooms so I can see what's going on all the time.manababieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972417886928074122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1137092655192378682006-01-12T11:04:00.000-08:002006-01-12T11:04:00.000-08:00I dunno... When I was 12, my dad's cousin who work...I dunno... When I was 12, my dad's cousin who worked for a publishing company would send us boxes of books. I was an avid reader and read anything. There was one book he sent -- i'm not sure he knew what he sent us -- called Diana's Desire. OK, there weren't pictures or photos, but let me tell you that book changed my life!!! For better? For worse? who knows. It seems like you cannot "protect" your child from much. Life is a risk. At around the age of 12, my father very pragmatically explained how sex works. And at that age, for me, I was beginning to discover my body... I think just being honest, encouraging dialog, and maybe having a sense of humour about it is a good approach?swampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931752753684287007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1137084774634854742006-01-12T08:52:00.000-08:002006-01-12T08:52:00.000-08:00you don't even have to type in the word boob to ge...you don't even have to type in the word boob to get porn on the web, try typing in sports and see what you find!! even with the parental controls set high I am amazed at what pops up!! my oldest is almost 12, we have put really strict guidlines on the computer now. She used to be on msn with her friends till I started reading what some of her friends were sending her. You really have to be anal and top of things when it comes to the computer, I feel anyways, there is just so much there and it is so easy to get ahold of. I think it is way worse then when we were kids. You actually had to be brave enough to go buy the porn from the store, now you don't have to show your face and you can lie about your age!! I have seen some porn mags as a kid and they don't even come close to the level of porn that is out there now!!! it is scarey.Lala's worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14888227099123265114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1137042187795721962006-01-11T21:03:00.000-08:002006-01-11T21:03:00.000-08:00When I was a kid, we knew of one porn magazine tha...When I was a kid, we knew of one porn magazine that was buried over in an empty field near our house. Sure they were at the convenient store, but they were behind the counter. But now, even if you search for seemingly-innocent words like "boobs" or "penis," you still get dirty stuff. Type in not-so-innocent stuff, I'd bet you get videos, live chats, and pictures galore.Mother in Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096344221710006618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1137029721389529382006-01-11T17:35:00.000-08:002006-01-11T17:35:00.000-08:00Hello, Chief! As the parent of one teen and one s...Hello, Chief! As the parent of one teen and one school-age child, I find that Nancy Reagan's old adage - "just say no" - works far better for electronics than it ever could for drugs. We have one t.v. It's not on during the week. There's one computer. My kids have 'computer time,' and I need to know where they're going on there. Television in particular is easy to turn off. My kids know that I don't care if they watch t.v. If they whine about t.v., they don't watch. It's a good arrangement: completely undemocratic, and one small area of parenting over which I have the illusion of control.<BR/><BR/>P.S. Put a password on your computer, and the teen can't do a thing without your consent. I love that!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01600435737545164492noreply@blogger.com