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July 5, 2007, 8:59 am PDT
Please all parents with teens read!
Quote From: oet_gaolwell just walking by every now and then isn't enough you will need to educate yourself on using a computer aswell. I as a teen can do anything I want if I wanted to. The computer is in a common room but I know the computer better as my parents and am therefor able to allude my parrents if I wanted to.
As for chat rooms I agree don't allow them untill they are wise enough not to do stupid things. but you should allow teens to use messenger programs like MSN messenger or ICQ there are others but these I've used and therefor now risks are relativly low (if they don't give their email addresses they won't be added by someone. Why should you allow this? It is an important part of teen culture and a teens social network now a days also for making homework for instance.
Just make sure to check over their shoulder every once and a while.
For the webcam part it isn't all that helpfull anymore most children carry around mobile phones with camera's aswell and they'll still be able to post pictures on the net if you aren't carefull. Often these pictures or video's have higher resolution aswell.
Also most of you own a digital (video) camera which is easily connected to your pc aswell and most digital foto camera's have an option to video aswell nowadays. So instead of forbidding it just make sure they wont do anything stupid by teaching them the dangers of the internet and how they should use it safely (again this involves educating yourself aswell.) B.T.W. I do think you shouldn't let your twelve year old have a webcam for instance but a proper educated 15 year old will be able to use it without much danger.
Oet Gäöl Please parents understand no matter who your child is they are at risk of these predators. I am 16 I know this so please listen. Under no circumstances is it wrong for you to walk by as often as you want to check on your kids when they are on the internet. Nothing they do on that internet should be PRIVATE! They can flirt they can have fun but for no reason should they be allowed to have a web cam! That is crazy! If they want to talk to friends they know what they look like already, that cam is only for bad. I personally know this. I go on these chat sites, I used to have many pen pals in the past. Now when I go one the first thing they ask is age, location, and gender. It's not hello anymore parents. Then they start asking if you could send them pictures and things like that. Watch your teens. The nicest children get caught into these things I know this. The sweetest kids are still in danger. You might think that your kid knows better but as a teen I know sometimes kids do things to spite you and it is hard to understand but try parents. A child should be on the internet for chatting with friends, homework, and games. Please as a teen I know, please watch your teens. I have seen my friends go out and find people they see on the internet and date them. My frind was 15 he was 45. She was an -A student she was nice and smart. I asked her why she did it and she said because her parents always said it was bad, but they ticked her off so they don't understand her so they can't possibly know him! WHAT!!! Please parents know what is best for your teens you don't have to be their friend please keep a close eye on them, it is hard sometimes for us to grasp the fact that parents know what's best. So please every parent out their, if you love your kids, keep a close eye on them.
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