Posted on 07/21/2014 11:58:26 AM PDT by Morgana
I use my cell phone mostly for work-I text and make calls, and I do not have the internet enabled-if I need the internet at work, that is what a damn laptop is for.
If danger to the kid is a concern, then attach a tracking device to them-it can’t be turned into a dangerous toy...
It can be mitigated by setting up protections on your home network but phones come with Internet access through the telephone network which is outside of your home network. There is probably a way to control it though.
I image the simplest way to control it is to force all access through your home wifi network and not include your son or daughter on your dataplan. They really don't need Internet access on their phone anyway.
I had no air conditioning or cable TV until I was well into my teen years.
Web browsers are built into the XBoxes and Playstations.
That’s my take too. When I was ten, it was snooping in the neighbor guys toolshed for his playboy stash, but the point is, boys that age are damn curious, it’s just human nature. The thing is nowadays it’s way to easy to get “TMI” rather than the kind of nekkid pictures a 10 year old could process.
Doesn’t mean you didn’t have stuff you didn’t need. 90% of everything I’ve ever owned in my life, including growing up fairly poor, I didn’t NEED. Toys, books, gadgets, movies. Really if it doesn’t go in the dresser, fridge, or pantry we probably don’t need it, but there it is, we own it.
Yea right mom, keep believing that.
Any modern console allows you to browse the internet (if connected to the internet).
I tore pictures of toys out of the Sears catalogue and stuck them on a mirror with spit to play with them.
I did spend an inordinate amount of time across the street playing on a neighbors trampoline and porch.
Ahh yes the ever popular “I was sooooo pooooooor”. Meanwhile as an American you did then and still do now own stuff you don’t need. It’s just part of who we are and whining that somebody else has something they don’t need is hypocritical and silly.
First World Problems.
This is NOT a technology issue. This is an issue about children being curious and what we, as parents, do about it. When I grew up, it wasn't phones but nudie magazines. I'm sure before my generation it was something else. The curiosity will ALWAYS be there. So will the temptation. This isn't about technology.
BTW, this isn't directed at you but those who see technology as the issue.
“I had no air conditioning or cable TV until I was well into my teen years.
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Lucky you-—I didn’t have them until I was in my mid-forties.
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I never whined that somebody else has something they do not need. I do not think it is responsible parenting to give a 10-year old a “smart” phone is all.
Yes, but it was the 80’s already
The kids don't need a phone anyway-
I doubt he’s gay but he may be reacting to the multitude of messages he’s bombarded with on TV, movies, school and so forth.
That’s not what you said. You said what child needs a smart phone. That’ is whining about somebody else have having they do not need and says nothing about about responsible parenting.
What child needs a chainsaw? an Uzi? a Cessna?
The parent gave the child access to porn, is what happened. This is what the thread is about. Start from the top and read it again. This is not about a kid having something other kids do not have.
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