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Writer's Block: Old enough!?!
May. 9th, 2010 04:29 pm[Error: unknown template qotd]
The people setting the limits should be those most able to enforce them - i.e. the parents.
I don't generally like age limits for a lot of things. I'd rather teach my children that alcohol is something to be used with caution, than have them grow up with the taboo they're ready to flaunt as soon as they can get away with it. It's the same with the internet. A gradual release of responsibility, from complete supervision where the parent is the keeper of the passwords to complete autonomy, is a process to be followed a bit differently for every family.
It's not LJ's job to decide how I should teach my kids about the internet.
The people setting the limits should be those most able to enforce them - i.e. the parents.
I don't generally like age limits for a lot of things. I'd rather teach my children that alcohol is something to be used with caution, than have them grow up with the taboo they're ready to flaunt as soon as they can get away with it. It's the same with the internet. A gradual release of responsibility, from complete supervision where the parent is the keeper of the passwords to complete autonomy, is a process to be followed a bit differently for every family.
It's not LJ's job to decide how I should teach my kids about the internet.