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As a former child of the internet, I can assure you that he will still do what he wants. When I was younger, my parents spontaneously decided to install a web f
by jackson1442 6y ago
As a former child of the internet, I can assure you that he will still do what he wants. When I was younger, my parents spontaneously decided to install a web filter which I bypassed in 5 minutes once it stopped being convenient to comply with it. I violated my screen time restrictions pretty much whenever I wasn't home. I became a better liar.
Kids are far craftier than you give them credit for, and even if you watched over your son's shoulder all day every day, I can assure you he would find a way to break your rules.
I'm personally of the persuasion that we're approaching this "internet safety" stuff from the wrong perspective. Why not teach your kids how to be responsible, set reasonable limitations (more expectations than limits), and discuss how they're using the internet in an open and honest way?
- kbelder 6y agoI got an impactful parenting tip from the Digimon movie, of all places. There was a moment in the story where a child had to go meet his friends to help save the world. His mother could tell that something was up, that the boy was being evasive, and she was pressuring him to tell him where he was going. The grandfather stepped in, and said something to the effect of "stop pressuring the boy; you're obviously going to force him to lie to you, and that doesn't help either of you."