tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post5020044450782800864..comments2024-02-16T13:53:50.017+00:00Comments on Tattie Weasle: NetParanoia.com - fear of the net and being a parentTattieweaslehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-39447681317981914682014-06-23T09:52:52.787+01:002014-06-23T09:52:52.787+01:00I wonder a bit about my grandchildren (ten and eig...I wonder a bit about my grandchildren (ten and eight). We let them use our computers, but not the internet. Though I have let them see selected internet items. Since they are being home-schooled, they live in a bit of a sheltered environment. I think they will be OK, but I wonder. <br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs! Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-7341294370194889012014-06-15T21:57:51.461+01:002014-06-15T21:57:51.461+01:00It's not my kids that I worry about so much as...It's not my kids that I worry about so much as they don't have access to the internet as freely as their friends especially my eldest.His friends are all the youngest of their family so they have older brothers and sisters.As my eldest doesn't have a computer in his room or a gmail account so he can download apps on his phone.He has quite often said," Oh I've seen that" when I've shown him something funny on Facebook etc.Next year he'll be 13 so he'll be legally eligible to have a Facebook and gamil account.I fear for him, I rally do.Alyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560269293317879021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-81933489281176170292014-06-04T14:33:56.853+01:002014-06-04T14:33:56.853+01:00Excellent post and also agree with Expat mum. The...Excellent post and also agree with Expat mum. The internet is a complicated tool and parents do not always have the skills to block out some of the highly inappropriate and probable illegal content. For once this is an area the state needs to turn nanny and do something about it.Procrastinator extraodinairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536731627149413209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-9803327149122206662014-06-03T16:35:30.784+01:002014-06-03T16:35:30.784+01:00I do think however, that our kids are often clever...I do think however, that our kids are often cleverer than we are with regard to the Internet and we need to a) educate ourselves and b) be aware that they will try to get around our controls and rules at some point. <br />Having one male son who's now past the age where I have to (or can) monitor what he does online, I know what awful stuff is out there. It's not really the photos they can see but the pop-ups that accompany them. Young kids should not be looking at that and it's better to prevent it than having to deal with the aftermath. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.com