tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post113830595151952897..comments2024-02-15T11:55:02.998-08:00Comments on Why Homeschool: Allow children on the internetHenry Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1138342226040944342006-01-26T22:10:00.000-08:002006-01-26T22:10:00.000-08:00COD said "There is nothing new about any of this."...COD said "There is nothing new about any of this."<BR/><BR/>Clearly human nature hasn’t changed in any fundamental way.<BR/><BR/>One of the things that changed is how easy it is for children to accidentally wander into aspects of life that we use to protect them from. The internet makes it very easy for children to accidentally be exposed to almost all facets of life. <BR/><BR/>For me the important point is as a parent I need to control the access my children have to the internet. I can't imagine letting a five year old drive a car. I would never let my nine year old hang out in a bar which gave free samples to everyone. <BR/><BR/>I don’t have any opinion about MySpace.com, for I haven’t really looked into it. But in the more general question, I think it is reasonable for parents to monitor and control children’s use of the internet.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>As my children start having more access to the internet, I think I'll be close to what Adrienne is doing.Henry Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1138342074564868792006-01-26T22:07:00.000-08:002006-01-26T22:07:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Henry Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1138310508580306182006-01-26T13:21:00.000-08:002006-01-26T13:21:00.000-08:00As I also commented in Daryl's comments, I think t...As I also commented in Daryl's comments, I think the author is way over reacting. MySpace is no different than Blogger - other than it is the hip place to blog right now, particularly for the teenbopper set. <BR/><BR/>Let's face it, the teenage girls posing half naked on their MySpace pages are the same girls that have already slept with the school football team. There is nothing new about any of this.CODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207776957256101693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1138308115633791202006-01-26T12:41:00.000-08:002006-01-26T12:41:00.000-08:00My daughter can only check her e-mail, and only op...My daughter can only check her e-mail, and only open e-mail from people that she knows. I should say she is 13. She is very careful, she wants to be protected, she even came to once wondering if I would open up an e-mail sent to her by her grandmother, she was leery of the title "My Owner Is An Idiot". It turned out to only be silly pictures of pets whose owners had dressed them in silly costumes! <BR/><BR/>She does have a blog on TOS Homeschool Blogger, I check every entry before she posts it to make sure that she is not giving away personal information that she should not. We have not had any problems with inappropiatness with comments at HSB so far. I will not let my guard down though. It is my job to protect her, as best I can. <BR/><BR/>I do still have her come to me to put in an address for a website if she is not sure of what it is. She is only allowed to go to certain ones that I know are safe already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1138306088203224182006-01-26T12:08:00.000-08:002006-01-26T12:08:00.000-08:00Hi, If I have children I will find it no problem a...Hi,<BR/><BR/> If I have children I will find it no problem at all to allow them on the internet. There is nothing special about that... <BR/><BR/>Karl<BR/><BR/>My opinion.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.deletespyware-adware.com" REL="nofollow">Remove adaware</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com