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<blockquote data-quote="emotionallybankrupt" data-source="post: 345097" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>I have a different take on this. I say give the internet access. At least there are safeguards you can put on the computer--monitoring tools, etc.--so that you will have some idea about what difficult child is up to. You will have a window to know whether difficult child is becoming more responsible or just playing you.</p><p> </p><p>What are your alternatives? Will difficult child never be able to leave your home? You have no tools to monitor anything when difficult child is somewhere else. Does withholding computer access at home make a difference in how difficult child behaves? Or does it just change the route by which the misbehavior would occur? If you have a tool for some awareness, then you may at least be able to avoid being blindsided--or even intervene to prevent some problems.</p><p> </p><p>If you believe withholding access will prevent problems, then I would withhold access. My experience, however, is that it doesn't work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emotionallybankrupt, post: 345097, member: 8226"] I have a different take on this. I say give the internet access. At least there are safeguards you can put on the computer--monitoring tools, etc.--so that you will have some idea about what difficult child is up to. You will have a window to know whether difficult child is becoming more responsible or just playing you. What are your alternatives? Will difficult child never be able to leave your home? You have no tools to monitor anything when difficult child is somewhere else. Does withholding computer access at home make a difference in how difficult child behaves? Or does it just change the route by which the misbehavior would occur? If you have a tool for some awareness, then you may at least be able to avoid being blindsided--or even intervene to prevent some problems. If you believe withholding access will prevent problems, then I would withhold access. My experience, however, is that it doesn't work. [/QUOTE]
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