Sep. 25th, 2007

rant

Sep. 25th, 2007 11:21 am
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i just want to point out that lately it seems like parents now are all about pointing fingers and suing others for things their kids get into instead of actually parenting.

i've seen several news articles recently about parents being upset with sites like facebook and myspace, how they aren't safe for their children. now i have accounts on both so i know how they work. first, when you set up an account you have the choice to make your profile either public or private. then if someone sends you a friend request, you have the choice to accept or deny.

i have no children, so maybe i'm not the one to be judging here, but i remember being taught not to talk to strangers. are parents still teaching their kids this or not? this rule should most definitely apply to the internet. plus, as a parent, you should be aware of what your child is doing. talk to them, ask them what they do online. if they get messages of indecent proposals, tell them to delete them and report the message (most sites have a little place in the corner to do this). i can understand parents being upset with their children getting these messages in the first place, and the sites should work harder to block sex offenders from registering to these sites, but even non-sex offenders can send those messages. if the same person's messages get reported enough times, i'm pretty sure they'll get removed. all parents really need to do is tell their kids to delete the message, report it and not respond to the person.

it takes a lot of work to monitor these sites. there are literally millions of people on these sites, even if people worked around the clock monitoring all the messages, it would still be possible for one or two to get through. this is why parents need to take more responsibility with their kids. i feel that in general parents are becoming less and less involved in their kids' lives. so when something happens they blame someone else. usually the media. but you know what? as a parent YOU control what media comes into your home and therefore what media your child sees.

ok, i'm done now.

rant

Sep. 25th, 2007 11:21 am
lavenderspark: (Default)
i just want to point out that lately it seems like parents now are all about pointing fingers and suing others for things their kids get into instead of actually parenting.

i've seen several news articles recently about parents being upset with sites like facebook and myspace, how they aren't safe for their children. now i have accounts on both so i know how they work. first, when you set up an account you have the choice to make your profile either public or private. then if someone sends you a friend request, you have the choice to accept or deny.

i have no children, so maybe i'm not the one to be judging here, but i remember being taught not to talk to strangers. are parents still teaching their kids this or not? this rule should most definitely apply to the internet. plus, as a parent, you should be aware of what your child is doing. talk to them, ask them what they do online. if they get messages of indecent proposals, tell them to delete them and report the message (most sites have a little place in the corner to do this). i can understand parents being upset with their children getting these messages in the first place, and the sites should work harder to block sex offenders from registering to these sites, but even non-sex offenders can send those messages. if the same person's messages get reported enough times, i'm pretty sure they'll get removed. all parents really need to do is tell their kids to delete the message, report it and not respond to the person.

it takes a lot of work to monitor these sites. there are literally millions of people on these sites, even if people worked around the clock monitoring all the messages, it would still be possible for one or two to get through. this is why parents need to take more responsibility with their kids. i feel that in general parents are becoming less and less involved in their kids' lives. so when something happens they blame someone else. usually the media. but you know what? as a parent YOU control what media comes into your home and therefore what media your child sees.

ok, i'm done now.

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