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Isn't the problem that children have unrestricted access to the Internet and various parts of it that are pretty much cesspools? If you jump in muck, you're goi

Isn't the problem that children have unrestricted access to the Internet and various parts of it that are pretty much cesspools? If you jump in muck, you're going to get dirty. I was surprised to see how little monitoring / filtering there was available on modern smartphones/tablets! Is there any filtering available on an iPad / iPhone? If so, I couldn't find it. I certainly wouldn't want to give an iPad to my child and send them away for private browsing. The problem would lie with me in that I wasn't monitoring them; in the older days when you needed a PC, at least the PC could be in a public area of the house and everyone could see what was going on but it isn't so easy now.

pluma 12y ago
I still find it disturbing at how early an age children these days have Internet-enabled smartphones. I'm a techy myself and well-aware of the "back in my days" factor, but knowing what this can expose a child to, I still find it pretty shocking. Not just that, but more often than not I see children with expensive high-end devices. I don't think a child needs the most recent iPhone, peer pressure or not. I realise it's a fashion accessory in addition to its utilitarian purposes, but I don't think a child needs a Giorgio Armani suit or Louis Vuitton handbag either. If they buy it from their own money, sure, but I wouldn't buy a child a new $500 smartphone every two years.