Comment on Parental controls on children’s tech devices are out of touch with child’s play
rollin@piefed.social 22 hours agoThe other approach is not to try to block out all non-approved internet sources, and instead teach your child about the dangers out there, and how to handle them.
If a young child becomes addicted to online porn for instance, it's an indication of deeper issues and it seems to be missing the point to put the blame on network operators for not blocking children effectively enough. I don't think a healthy well developed child would become addicted to porn in the first place.
That's the real challenge for parents: they don't need to be a part-time network über-wizard but rather a stable trustworthy figure for their children to rely on and who can guide them through the often difficult journey of growing up.
9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
They are going to be introduced to it, regardless if you manage their devices or not. If they are socializing at all, they will be introduced toit. But if their friends come over to your home, and your network doesn’t have any kind of safeguards, Then you might be enabling their friends to influence your child in ways that are not appropriate right in front of you.
I do agree with what you’re saying, but I think there’s a way to do both methods. It could be something that is gradually introduced insteadof just straight up opening Pandora’s box for them.