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<blockquote data-quote="OpenWindow" data-source="post: 59668" data-attributes="member: 45"><p>My easy child wanted a myspace account. I let him have one but I have his password and look at it every week. I also check out his friends. I can sort of trust easy child, but would never do this with difficult child. It's also blocked when I am not home.</p><p></p><p>We have Macs at home so I can really limit my kids' internet. Instead of blocking unwanted sites, they can only go to sites I pre-approve. So they have to ask me and I put in my password so they can go to the sites. They are frustrated with it because they have to wait until I get home to approve a site, but I am liking it.</p><p></p><p>Like you, I know all the other kids have access to the Internet so I am letting mine, but also letting them know there are rules that go along with it. </p><p></p><p>When easy child was younger I used to really limit the movies he could watch. He'd come back from friends houses and tell me what movies he watched and I was shocked. I started letting him watch PG and some R movies at home and tried to let him know my opinions on the questionable morals or violence in the movies. To me, the Internet is much the same. They will see it so I'd rather them be exposed to some if it when I am around so I can hopefully guide them towards responsible use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OpenWindow, post: 59668, member: 45"] My easy child wanted a myspace account. I let him have one but I have his password and look at it every week. I also check out his friends. I can sort of trust easy child, but would never do this with difficult child. It's also blocked when I am not home. We have Macs at home so I can really limit my kids' internet. Instead of blocking unwanted sites, they can only go to sites I pre-approve. So they have to ask me and I put in my password so they can go to the sites. They are frustrated with it because they have to wait until I get home to approve a site, but I am liking it. Like you, I know all the other kids have access to the Internet so I am letting mine, but also letting them know there are rules that go along with it. When easy child was younger I used to really limit the movies he could watch. He'd come back from friends houses and tell me what movies he watched and I was shocked. I started letting him watch PG and some R movies at home and tried to let him know my opinions on the questionable morals or violence in the movies. To me, the Internet is much the same. They will see it so I'd rather them be exposed to some if it when I am around so I can hopefully guide them towards responsible use. [/QUOTE]
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