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> My kids go to a school where they use an iPad from age 7 up. > Messenger ... > .. IMessage .. Not sure what kids using iPad has to do with them having acces

by yumraj 5y ago

> My kids go to a school where they use an iPad from age 7 up. > Messenger ... > .. IMessage .. Not sure what kids using iPad has to do with them having access to Messenger and iMessage? Or, even YouTube app access. Speaking as a parent ... It is a parent's job to make sure the software and the content children are using is appropriate for them and is in their interest. If one is relying on for profit companies, then .... I'd rather not say.

Cosmin_C 5y ago
It's just another way of saying "kids grow by themselves and school educates them" instead of actually becoming involved with the process and shielding the child from big tech which feels like a rather big threat to underage humans. I have so many friends who leave their tablet babysit the baby and feeding them so much multimedia content it's making me physically sick. And it's a lot more widespread, kid sees shiny and soundy and quiets down, then won't eat without a tablet shoved to their face.
AnotherGoodName 5y ago
Yes that's right. That's why the above parent comment looked for an app that enables parents to make sure the content and software is safe for their kids. It's also why the app store is problematic since it makes it more difficult for adults to choose software and content appropriate for their children. You two have a lot in common.
underwater 5y ago
A fair question. The school is using a BYOD model and mandating a latest device. As a result kids have a dedicated iPad that comes home with them every evening. Not only that but their entire peer group had the same device. So friendship groups are naturally moving to span school and online life. As a parent I'm now faced with the situation where I either need to block my kids from 50% of the interactions their friendship groups have and miss out on the media that their friends consume, of find a way that they can do that safely. Which is the crux of my complaint. If kids are using iMessage I can't say it's OK for my child to communicate with an allowed list of contacts, or it is OK at certain times, or ensure they don't take selfies or send photos they shouldn't. As it is we have set screen time each weekend, and do our best to educate them on responsible use of messaging but in my opinion apps should have far more fine grained control, especially when targetted at children.

by yumraj 5y ago

Cosmin_C 5y ago

It's just another way of saying "kids grow by themselves and school educates them" instead of actually becoming involved with the process and shielding the child from big tech which feels like a rather big threat to underage humans. I have so many friends who leave their tablet babysit the baby and feeding them so much multimedia content it's making me physically sick. And it's a lot more widespread, kid sees shiny and soundy and quiets down, then won't eat without a tablet shoved to their face.

AnotherGoodName 5y ago

Yes that's right. That's why the above parent comment looked for an app that enables parents to make sure the content and software is safe for their kids. It's also why the app store is problematic since it makes it more difficult for adults to choose software and content appropriate for their children. You two have a lot in common.

underwater 5y ago

A fair question. The school is using a BYOD model and mandating a latest device. As a result kids have a dedicated iPad that comes home with them every evening. Not only that but their entire peer group had the same device. So friendship groups are naturally moving to span school and online life. As a parent I'm now faced with the situation where I either need to block my kids from 50% of the interactions their friendship groups have and miss out on the media that their friends consume, of find a way that they can do that safely. Which is the crux of my complaint. If kids are using iMessage I can't say it's OK for my child to communicate with an allowed list of contacts, or it is OK at certain times, or ensure they don't take selfies or send photos they shouldn't. As it is we have set screen time each weekend, and do our best to educate them on responsible use of messaging but in my opinion apps should have far more fine grained control, especially when targetted at children.