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Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:17 am to Bmath
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They can experience life outside during the day time. I'm not trying to keep my son in a bubble, but there is a lot out there that he doesn't need to be exposed to as a child. I realize kids hear all kinds of things from kids at school, but that doesn't mean I need to just let them do whatever the hell they want.
The other thing to remember is that the Internet is now part of life, but much of it is a perverted alternate reality version of life where anonymity and a lack of consequences leads people to do and say things they wouldn't in real life.
This post was edited on 7/31/15 at 9:20 am
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:20 am to Salmon
For god's sake someones gotta do it
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Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:21 am to go_tigres
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I'm the last one to bed during the week during school. (14 y.o. can stay up to midnight otherwise unless he has games/practices the next day)
You let your 14-year old stay up until midnight during the school week? Kids, especially teenagers, need a lot of sleep.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:25 am to Chad504boy
Go to the MDOC website and look at their pictures now.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:32 am to Salmon
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not letting your kids keep an obvious distraction in their rooms at night = not allowing them to experience life
True. I do not allow any computers, cell phones, or even TV's in bedrooms. Bedrooms are upstairs so makes it easier.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:33 am to Paluka
how the hell can i read it! I even downloaded the app and still
cat, wtf! Can someone post screenshots of report please.. op do your job
cat, wtf! Can someone post screenshots of report please.. op do your job
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:34 am to prplhze2000
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You clowns wouldn't let a 13 or 14 year old shoot a gun or drive a car...
Have you been to Louisiana?
Wasn't long ago that 14 was the age that you took driver's ed.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:34 am to prplhze2000
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Go to the MDOC website and look at their pictures now
I cannot access the original story. What area of the state did it occur?
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:34 am to VaBamaMan
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It isn't that. It is more about the fact you have to start giving kids some space at a certain point. So they can feel like they have some control over at least a small aspect of their life. If they are responsible with that, you give them more.
I think you're close, but missing just a bit.
At 14 kids are eager to start being out on there own, they generally want to go as far and as fast as they can. Depending on the child, giving them open and unfettered access to the internet at that age is akin to setting them loose on Bourbon Street with a really good fake ID... at night... during Mardi Gras.
If you know your child well enough then you should have a good feel for how much of this particular responsibility they are ready for, but it's usually going to be best to ease them into it and not just let them jump in with all access all the time.
This post was edited on 7/31/15 at 9:38 am
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:37 am to prplhze2000
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You clowns wouldn't let a 13 or 14 year old shoot a gun or drive a car
I was taught to shoot around 11 or 12 (once my arms were long enough for the rifle), learned to drive around 13 or 14 (lived on a big farm). There is no one answer for everyone other than "know your kids, don't lie to yourself about them".
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:37 am to prplhze2000
My parents never looked at my internet history or text messages and I turned out fine.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:38 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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My parents never looked at my internet history or text messages and I turned out fine.
well...that you know of
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:40 am to prplhze2000
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I can't believe some of the comments made on another thread about a parent wanting to keep tabs on what his 14 year old daughter does with a computer. Some of you are friggin clueless and are a bunch of limp wristed limp dicks who don't even know how to stand up to your own kid.
My wife and I have a rule in our house. at 5 minutes before bed time all the kids electronics or their power cords are brought to us and we put them in our bedroom for the night.
No since tempting fate. And their computer is kept in the game room.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:41 am to VaBamaMan
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Overly sheltered kids do not do well, in my experience, when trying to leave the nest.
Establishing boundaries does not equal overly sheltering.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:42 am to prplhze2000
That link is a tPOS
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:44 am to prplhze2000
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You clowns wouldn't let a 13 or 14 year old shoot a gun or drive a car but will just give her uncontrolled and unmonitored access to a computer and trust her to do the right thing.
I will say that I have let my 14 year old son both shoot a gun and drive a car...but only when supervised. I wouldn't turn him loose to drive on the street, or give him the gun without training him on how to properly handle it (then limiting its use to times when he is under adult supervision).
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:44 am to Salmon
They would have intervened if they were reading my texts. I didn't have my own computer until I was 16 and they didn't have the opportunity to install any software or anything.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:47 am to tigerpimpbot
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:51 am to Bard
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I was taught to shoot around 11 or 12 (once my arms were long enough for the rifle), learned to drive around 13 or 14 (lived on a big farm). There is no one answer for everyone other than "know your kids, don't lie to yourself about them".
I started shooting around 10 and driving around 12 (on my parent's and grandparent's farms). I didn't shoot a gun unsupervised until I was 17, and didn't drive unsupervised until I was 15 (on the farm)...and didn't drive on the roads unsupervised until I got my drivers license at 16.
My parents set things up where I gradually learned responsibility by establishing boundaries for both of these things. As I demonstrated responsibility, my boundaries were broadened.
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