On 12/19/06, Lan Bui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That is crazy what happened. > > I think it is great what you and Rick did, but we should not be held > accountable for someone else's children. One option would be to offer > the panic button and just bill the parents for any costs that arise > from someone using it. That would probably never happen, but it would > make parents pay more attention to their kids and how they act online. >
That would be great, but obviously many don't. Having a panic button available doesn't make anyone responsible - it just makes it possible for someone to take useful, immediate action should the occasion arise. A friend of mine routinely checks myspace for his kids profiles, once > found he gets them removed. He is extreme about it because he is > paranoid, but he could easily just monitor the content with the same > fashion. > In fact. This is about the least useful approach he could take. Eventually his kids will get smart enough to hide what they're doing from him, but they won't be any smarter about how to handle any problems that might arise. Being safe online is a skill everyone needs to develop in this day and age. You don't suddenly become wise when you become a certain age - you gain wisdom through experience, if someone is smart enough to let you have that experience in a protected way. I have written about this: http://www.beginningwithi.com/tech/kidsonline.html In the end, I think that if you go above and beyond to possibly help > someone, that is great. But you can't save everyone, and if you > happen not to help someone, don't lose any sleep over it; it would be > the parents fault. > Up to a point. I would like to believe I know everything that's going on in my kid's life, but maybe it's best not to delude myself... -- best regards, Deirdré Straughan www.beginningwithi.com (personal) www.tvblob.com (work) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
