Comments on: How Do You Feel About Your Kids Being Online?

By: KenS

KenS — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:10:30 +0000

The bottom line is that if parents REALLY want to keep their kids safe online, they need to know what said kids are doing on the computer, and what is happening in their online lives. Blocks and filters are easy to get around, and talking alone will get you nowhere… (if you think your kids are going to tell you, honestly, everything they are doing online – you are a fool). Education is a great thing, and very necessary, but how can you consider yourself educated if you don’t know the simplest information – like what your kids are really doing. If you have monitoring software, like our PC Pandora (https://www.pcpandora.com), you will know everything they do and will be able to talk to them about it. If you aren’t monitoring and don’t know what they are really doing, how can you be sure they are safe? It’s not an issue of privacy (I have no idea where and when kids were granted endless privacy because they exist – in my day privacy was earned through trust and an established good behavior record), nor is it an issue of trust – it’s called being a 21st century parent. If you don’t know what your kids are doing online, you aren’t doing your job as a parent. If you aren’t monitoring what your kids do online and watch them, someone else will…
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By: Dana @ Bunglaow'56

Dana @ Bunglaow'56 — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:53:36 +0000

I have an almost 15 year old who is a fb user. I would have to say 90% of her friends are on the site, and it is definitely her social network. We’ve tried to be very clear about safety, not collecting friends, and it is understood we can look at any page she has up on the screen which is in a very public area of the house. It’s not foolproof, but I will definitely check out this site. Thanks
Dana

By: stef

stef — Sun, 16 May 2010 22:11:44 +0000

Oh so scary what our kids can get into or who is just waiting for our kids to run into them. It is so tough!!
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By: alicia

alicia — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:21:46 +0000

Thanks for the info. This has always been a concern of mine since we got computers. My kids are 8 and 10. Thanks- checking it out. alicia .-= alicia´s last blog ..Friday Flip Offs! =-.

By: Gilliauna

Gilliauna — Sat, 15 May 2010 18:03:16 +0000

This sounds like a terrific site. So many parents really don't pay enough attention to where their kids browse and what their kids are doing on the internet and it's always pretty discouraging to me to see young kids walking around with laptops without any supervision at all on what they're doing on those computers. .-= Gilliauna´s last blog ..Culture and Heritage within Art =-.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:34:06 +0000

That sounds like a great place for kids, way better and safer than Facebook. It’s shocking to see the numbers of children here in Indonesia that have facebook accounts. A while ago there was a case of a missing girl, 12 years old who supposedly ‘met’ a guy on facebook and went to meet him somewhere, never make it home. It’s such a heartbreaking story. Hopefully this new website will blossom and get more popular and more parents are aware of the danger of having their young ones on social networking places.

By: julie@my5monkeys

julie@my5monkeys — Sat, 15 May 2010 14:33:23 +0000

I let my children on line but not to social online places as of now..but my 10,9 do like to play games. Happy SITS saturday.

By: Alyson

Alyson — Sat, 15 May 2010 13:31:10 +0000

Great site! i’ve got four kids, 14 – 7 and the on-line thing is such a slippery slope!

Happy SITS Saturday!
Alyson

By: Brandi

Brandi — Sat, 15 May 2010 13:24:10 +0000

My oldest is 9 (almost 10) and I don’t let him use the computer. Sometimes we use it together for educational purposes/school, but I’m not ready for him to get into social networking. His 9 yo cousin is on FB, mostly to play games, but I think it’s ridiculous. I already have to limit his Wii playing time, or he’d play 24/7. For now, his social networking will consist of him going outside and playing with is friends. ;)

Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest! Have great weekend!