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I've wondered what is the best strategy is over the years. 1. Heavily restrict the porn/bad sites. or 2. Let them see the bowels of the internet, and hope

I've wondered what is the best strategy is over the years. 1. Heavily restrict the porn/bad sites. or 2. Let them see the bowels of the internet, and hope they will go in the opposite direction.

mixmastamyk 5y ago
Depends on their age, I think.
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atoav 5y ago
3. Talk to them about the bowels of the Internet in a way that makes them not like it. Talk about what they should do when they encounter a thing/situation that is too much for them (close the tab, talk to you about it). They should feel that they already know what is out there without actually having to go through it themselves. Reminds me about how my parents explained drugs to me. They told me a lot about different substances, why it is bad, why people get addicted them, what it does to them. E.g. my father had a friend who was a alcoholic till he died and he told us the story of how fun it all started and how everything went south for him. Similar things for other drugs, cigarettes, etc. Not for the sake of shocking us, but to rationally and emphatically explain the dangers (and fascinations) involved with the thing. With all 4 kids this turend out to be a pretty solid strategy
- avgDev 5y ago
  Idk.....Some things cannot be unseen and humans are curious. Porn is one thing, but seeing gruesome deaths is completely different experience. There are things I wish I have never seen before, and I did not want to see many of them. Today, I know in many places people are being killed in awful ways because of their religion or lack of it, sex, what they identify as, or because they live in a unstable place. Plus, you can tell a child the stove may be hot a million times, yet they will touch it and burn themselves. Children and younger adults often feel they know better and something wont happen to them.

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I've wondered what is the best strategy is over the years. 1. Heavily restrict the porn/bad sites. or 2. Let them see the bowels of the internet, and hope

by hellbannedguy 5y ago

I've wondered what is the best strategy is over the years. 1. Heavily restrict the porn/bad sites. or 2. Let them see the bowels of the internet, and hope they will go in the opposite direction.

mixmastamyk 5y ago
Depends on their age, I think.
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atoav 5y ago
3. Talk to them about the bowels of the Internet in a way that makes them not like it. Talk about what they should do when they encounter a thing/situation that is too much for them (close the tab, talk to you about it). They should feel that they already know what is out there without actually having to go through it themselves. Reminds me about how my parents explained drugs to me. They told me a lot about different substances, why it is bad, why people get addicted them, what it does to them. E.g. my father had a friend who was a alcoholic till he died and he told us the story of how fun it all started and how everything went south for him. Similar things for other drugs, cigarettes, etc. Not for the sake of shocking us, but to rationally and emphatically explain the dangers (and fascinations) involved with the thing. With all 4 kids this turend out to be a pretty solid strategy
- avgDev 5y ago
  Idk.....Some things cannot be unseen and humans are curious. Porn is one thing, but seeing gruesome deaths is completely different experience. There are things I wish I have never seen before, and I did not want to see many of them. Today, I know in many places people are being killed in awful ways because of their religion or lack of it, sex, what they identify as, or because they live in a unstable place. Plus, you can tell a child the stove may be hot a million times, yet they will touch it and burn themselves. Children and younger adults often feel they know better and something wont happen to them.