Parents and their kids using the internet Options

[Tung]

When you become a parent, and you have a child around the age of 10-14 years old, would you let them go on the internet? I mean I know I did, when I was 13, but I never go around acting like a complete idiot, and I was way more smarter than say 14 year olds nowadays online. That douche (and you guys know who i'm talking about) makes me question why parents allow their idiotic son kids, to go online. Stay back in the Sandbox. No not cB's Sandbox, but literally the playground Sandbox.

[marielamuneka]

Nope i would not allow my kids on the internet hell no. Dont need to think twice about that.

Unless they went to the library where the time is limited. and they can study the old fashion way perhaps by reading a book? but if it's absolutely neccesary to use the internet they would have to ask me, for permission to use the internet there.

[illriginal]

Yes... Linux can set rules where you insert keywords for internet use. If the person goes onto a page with those certain keywords existing, the page can be re-directed to where ever you'd like it to go.

So my kids can use Wikipedia to do all the research they need for school and not wonder off into searching for adult material within Wiki.

All these parents now a days don't give a f**k about their kids. They're too worried about makin money and tryin to survive on their own, they forget to become selfless and the family values and how to implement them. That's why society's so f**ked up.

[rnicron]

Emberyfly?

And Tama, YOU HAVE KIDS?

[queen]

i'd let my kids use it freely. i was given free reign over the internet when i was 10. i learned a lot about many different things, and i don't consider that a bad thing. of course, firstly, i'd make sure i didn't have a stupid kid. ;o

[S-Majere]

I like to believe that most parents still do give several large f**ks about their kids.

My parents used to limit my brothers and I to an hour on the computer - that's for internet, games, homework, etc, and that really worked until we each started developing separate web-based interests in the mid-teen years. One of my brothers likes to programme and the other to play online games. I use the internet to update my blog, create designs and post on CB; so naturally we branched out, got separate computers and now have as long as we want online to pursue these interests.

Key words are still filtered through the network, but we're allowed a freedom that I really respect my parents for granting us. There's a lot of scaremongering about the internet - but if a kid has an IQ greater than that of a frozen parsnip I'm betting he or she'll have next to no problems online.

So that's what I hope to do for my children. I'd certainly not limit them.

[illriginal]

Dood... I'm only 24 years old. I'm not having kids til' at least the age of 30.

[rnicron]

Ok. I took your post as you having kids.

[illriginal]

Ok. I took your post as you having kids.

You're reading into the posts too much

[rnicron]

Yes... Linux can set rules where you insert keywords for internet use. If the person goes onto a page with those certain keywords existing, the page can be re-directed to where ever you'd like it to go.

So my kids CAN use Wikipedia to do all the research they need for school and not wonder off into searching for adult material within Wiki.

Bolded can be taken as present tense.You can't tell me that that doesn't sound like you don't have kids. I wasn't reading into anything.

[illriginal]

Bolded can be taken as present tense.You can't tell me that that doesn't sound like you don't have kids. I wasn't reading into anything.

I guess cuz I made it seem as if it was in present tense? And not future?

NVM -.- You answered it before I finished quoting lol

[rnicron]

Obviously?

[S-Majere]

Alright fellas, take it to PM if you want to continue this.

[synatribe]

I would block sites but I wouldnt reign over them like a tyrant

[brooklyneast05]

i'll let them use the internet

[xCutUpAngelxxx]

My mom let me start going on the Internet when I was about 13, but my time was limited to 30 minutes to an hour.
I would let my kids go online, but I would make sure they understood that if any, like, personal information was given away, they'd regret it. Ahaha. Also, I'd block sites like MySpace/Facebook until I felt they were old enough.

Honestly, though, I hope that if I ever have kids, I would raise them well enough that they would have common sense about what was safe or not.

[karmakiller]

Well, I think it's a fair statement to say that not all of our parents know as much about the internet as we do. Maybe it'll be that way when we have kids

[Tung]

Well, I think it's a fair statement to say that not all of our parents know as much about the internet as we do. Maybe it'll be that way when we have kids

No not really, because we are 3rd and 4th generation kids who grew up with the internet already around. Our parents came from 1st or 2nd generations where the internet wasn't even existed yet, so that led to why most parents these days being so ignorant about the internet.

[aaayotiffany]

i've been using the internet since like i was about 11 years old. but i don't want my kid to be like me, lol. because i'm always on the computer and i don't want that. i can imagine how frustrating it gets for my mom, hahaa. so i would definitely limit their time on the computer.

and it would be pretty awesome if when my kids are like 11 years ago, they could know more than i do. lol.

[synatribe]

i've been using the internet since like i was about 11 years old. but i don't want my kid to be like me, lol. because i'm always on the computer and i don't want that. i can imagine how frustrating it gets for my mom, hahaa. so i would definitely limit their time on the computer.

and it would be pretty awesome if when my kids are like 11 years ago, they could know more than i do. lol.

lol, me too I think Im starting to build a health deficieny

[aaayotiffany]

lol, me too I think Im starting to build a health deficieny

lmao! yeah, my mom has no idea how i can sit on the computer for so long and still have perfect 20/20 vision. haha.

[marielamuneka]

By the time we have kids though, maybe the computers will be all "old school" to them. they'd probably be using like a phone that's like a computer like a sidekick but more high tech and futuristic..lol

edit: assuming we all have kids when were like 30 or
something. lol

[illriginal]

No not really, because we are 3rd and 4th generation kids who grew up with the internet already around. Our parents came from 1st or 2nd generations where the internet wasn't even existed yet, so that led to why most parents these days being so ignorant about the internet.

Yeah.. isn't your generation called the i-generation? Well basically anyone born in 1990+ they're considered i-generation.

[Tung]

Yeah.. isn't your generation called the i-generation? Well basically anyone born in 1990+ they're considered i-generation.

I'm the same generation you are bro. I was born in the 80's. 1988.

[illriginal]

I'm the same generation you are bro. I was born in the 80's. 1988.

True... yes, you're worthy. We're the last generation before everything else is f**ked

erm... sorry off topic