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re: Question about teen daughter keeping computer in her room at night
Posted on 7/31/15 at 8:10 am to financetiger
Posted on 7/31/15 at 8:10 am to financetiger
There is a difference between protecting and sheltering your kids. It's up to you to decide which is which.
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Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:04 am to Agforlife
Parenting, for me, is about teaching them to make the right choices once your no longer around to force them to make the right decision. Could your daughter go on to be a successful person with these current rules? Absolutely. However she could also rebel once she gets the chance. I know a bunch of people who went all out in college once they got out from under the watchful eye of mom and dad. I'm not saying they aren't still functioning members of society, just saying people usually find a way to get into their fair share of mischief.
If it was me I would start allowing her to keep it an hour longer every month with the same rules, that it had to be off after bed time. I would keep the ability to monitor if its on and punish her if she disobeys. That way you give her the choice to make the right decision with you acting as a safety net so the consequences aren't dire.
Different strokes for different folks. Chances are with parents who love her and encourage her she will be fine.
If it was me I would start allowing her to keep it an hour longer every month with the same rules, that it had to be off after bed time. I would keep the ability to monitor if its on and punish her if she disobeys. That way you give her the choice to make the right decision with you acting as a safety net so the consequences aren't dire.
Different strokes for different folks. Chances are with parents who love her and encourage her she will be fine.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:10 am to Agforlife
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There is a difference between protecting and sheltering your kids. It's up to you to decide which is which.
Great point. One thing we parents of kids today have to realize is our kids are growing up in a far different world than we did. And social media is going to be a huge part of both their private and professional life when they grow up. It's up to us to not shelter them from it but rather teach them about it. They need to know to how to use social media and they need to know its dangers including the possible negative consequences of its uses. Now I'm not saying give them a device and let them run wild. Rather give them a device, show them how to use it and let them know up front that as long as they're living under your roof, everything they do on social media and the Internet in general will be monitored by you.
This post was edited on 7/31/15 at 9:12 am
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