re: Question about teen daughter keeping computer in her room at night

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There is a difference between protecting and sheltering your kids. It's up to you to decide which is which.

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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.