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Of course they can, but as a parent, I find it easier to supervise their store purchases than their online purchases, because they have to physically go there,
by neolefty 13y ago
Of course they can, but as a parent, I find it easier to supervise their store purchases than their online purchases, because they have to physically go there, and I can notice it.
- thaumasiotes 13y agoFrankly, if you're that interested in tracking what your children have and haven't bought, online purchases are likely to be easier, in that they come to your home through the mail. The general categories of things that children are commonly restricted from buying: - Drugs. These are all black market, so availability of prepaid cards is unlikely to change how they're bought. - Alcohol. I've never tried to buy this online; I know eBay Now wanted to sell it and concluded that the cost of legal compliance was too high. Even assuming they could find mail-order booze, it would arrive in the mail, easily detectible. - Pornography. This can be consumed directly on the computer, raising possible detection issues. However, if you're afraid of children buying it over the internet, I've got some very bad news for you... - Birth control pills? I'm running out of ideas. Are you afraid they'll buy digital goods? Why?
- untothebreach 13y ago> in that they come to your home through the mail. Says who? Who says they couldn't send a package to a friends house, or a workplace?
- thaumasiotes 13y agoIf they have a workplace, all hope is lost. How would you react to receiving a package in the mail for your son's friend?
- untothebreach 13y agoOh I know how I would react, but that doesn't mean every parent would react that way.
- kudu 13y ago> - Birth control pills? Exactly the kind of thing teenagers should be able to buy without their parents' consent.
- thaumasiotes 13y agoYou won't find me disagreeing with that, but the fact is birth control pills are controlled.
- tbarbugli 13y agoyou need a prescription from a doctor to buy that ;)