She ended up being a house wife, because she could not function in the “real” world. She also lacked “people skills”, which made it difficult for her to hold a job. When she turned 18, she went wild and failed out of college the first time around.
One was the search “sexy girls” (I guess I can seek comfort in the fact that I knew my boys minds were in the gutter) and the other was along the lines of internet safety.Īs far as how children turn out… I’ve known people who had strict parents. There were only two occaisions that I had to sit the boys down and have a “talk” with them. However, I did monitor their browser history.
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I felt that he had a valid point, so I didn’t install a “net nanny” program. As far as products like net nanny, when I first signed up for internet service at my house, I had a long talk with my second brother (a former programer for the US Marine Corp) He told my that if I limited their access to the world, that I would limit their learning potential. It was kind of like an ice breaker into some of the difficult “talks” that I feel one should have with their children. My friend Linda used to call it “Open Forum at Miss Jodi’s”. So, as a result I used movies, music, and life as teaching tools. I knew that as a single parent I would not be able to shelter my children from the evils of the world. My parenting style is more in line with your way of thinking. While I respect and admire my friend’s parenting style. And these tech-savvy kids are always going to be a step ahead of you (more power to them, IMHO).ĭon’t encourage me now, cuz I can keep going for a long time on this one……. Not to mention, computer censoring programs often block a lot of legitimate and critical educational info (STD prevention, etc… although most sheltering parents are delusional enough to believe that they can prevent their little darlings from finding out what intercourse is until their wedding nights). Better they have enough knowledge and skills to deal, and not be out there in the world in that helpless and vulnerable state. They are out there in the world without you at least part of the time, like it or not, and encountering all sorts of things that you may not approve of. A lot of parents seem to think helpless and vulnerable is the ideal state- but I say that’s only if you can keep your kid locked alone in her room 24/7 with her censored computer. Not only will they be more prepared to navigate life on their own when they’re adults (and isn’t that what a parent is **FOR**- isn’t that your **JOB**- to teach them to do that?), but they will be a lot less helpless and vulnerable as long as they are still kids. Preferrably while they still respect you enough to listen to what you’re trying to teach them.
My opinion is that kids should see what the real world is like- ick and all- with a parent by their side. They are delirious at finally getting off the leash, and determined to make up for lost time, and they don’t have the skills to deal adequately with the seedier aspects of real life (or *ANY* aspect of real life, for that matter)because they have been sheltered from it. I feel that too many people try to shelter their kids, and when the kids turn 18 and leave for college, they crash and burn. I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but I don’t believe in sheltering kids with stuff like Net Nanny.