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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 323743" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>A warning for those of you who are elying on screensaver with password protection - we had that when difficult child 3 was a toddler. He worked out that if he crashed the computer deliberately (force restart using keystrokes or simply shut off the power briefly) then the computer would re-start, and before the scfeensaver kicked in again, he could get into it and shut off the password option.</p><p></p><p>He was less than three years old. Maybe less than 2. Scary! We told him he would be banned for a week from the computer if he did this, and it stopped him long enough because he was young enough to believe that we knew every thought in his head.</p><p></p><p>What we did after that - any unauthorised use, we tell him we know about it and this way he knows (but doesn't always work out how) that we know what he's been doing. difficult child 3 now monitors unauthorised access himself, will come and report if someone is trying to crack into our system wirelessly.</p><p></p><p>And any kid deliberately causing damage to things - that kid has to work to fix the damage. Not just pay for it, but learn how to do the repairs. That way tey have an investment in the repair, to keep it looking good.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 323743, member: 1991"] A warning for those of you who are elying on screensaver with password protection - we had that when difficult child 3 was a toddler. He worked out that if he crashed the computer deliberately (force restart using keystrokes or simply shut off the power briefly) then the computer would re-start, and before the scfeensaver kicked in again, he could get into it and shut off the password option. He was less than three years old. Maybe less than 2. Scary! We told him he would be banned for a week from the computer if he did this, and it stopped him long enough because he was young enough to believe that we knew every thought in his head. What we did after that - any unauthorised use, we tell him we know about it and this way he knows (but doesn't always work out how) that we know what he's been doing. difficult child 3 now monitors unauthorised access himself, will come and report if someone is trying to crack into our system wirelessly. And any kid deliberately causing damage to things - that kid has to work to fix the damage. Not just pay for it, but learn how to do the repairs. That way tey have an investment in the repair, to keep it looking good. Marg [/QUOTE]
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