tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post9063145870478909489..comments2023-10-15T10:29:12.991+01:00Comments on Karyn's erratic learning journey: Blocking and unblockingThe upsychohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345558899662051670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-71227665627057933392008-08-01T16:16:00.000+01:002008-08-01T16:16:00.000+01:00I agree Karyn. My daughter still recalls the imag...I agree Karyn. My daughter still recalls the image of the naked man that came up when she searched for "Costa Rica Clothes". Even though I was standing right there with her, that one second image was there.<BR/><BR/>Of course, her reaction was, "euuuuw".V Yonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-33495587984409200542008-07-31T19:39:00.000+01:002008-07-31T19:39:00.000+01:00My own kids are also very honest, and will usually...My own kids are also very honest, and will usually own up to everything... eventually. The thing that worries me is the damage some of these things can do. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, and once exposed to certain imagery, you can't unsee it. So, while they are still young enough to be my responsibility, I would like to be able to make certain choices for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-25357536647004630702008-07-31T15:20:00.000+01:002008-07-31T15:20:00.000+01:00My son eventually tells me everything, but not bef...My son eventually tells me everything, but not before I give him the "stare". I was shocked, then, to find out he had a facebook account that a friend at school had helped him set up. This was done at school where they have access to facebook.<BR/><BR/>Now, I don't have a problem with him having facebook as long as there are some provisions. I was surprised that he could access it at school without any blocks. Like you, I "assumed". Now that I know, however, he had to add me to his friends list. This means that not only he, but his classmates will know that I can monitor what is going on in Facebook. As he goes to a school where his friends are up to 50 miles away, I see there being no problem. And the new controls on facebook means we were able to set up a "safer" space (which we couldn't do last year). <BR/><BR/>I think as companies see the importance of allowing shades of control (if you only have either/or, why use the technology?) these options will become more common. However, it was such a shock that I (probably one of the only parents at his school with a facebook account)did not find out until a month later that he had the account (had it not been for my sister walking in on he and my niece as he was showing her his facebook page, I probably would not have ever known).V Yonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-8656458407796079822008-07-31T06:19:00.000+01:002008-07-31T06:19:00.000+01:00Wonderful Karyn. Every post clears my doubts on so...Wonderful Karyn. Every post clears my doubts on some of the issues I am facing at the moment. I do not know if I am right but I have asked my son to be honest with me and I have given freesdom to use the internet. Once by unknowingly he had downlosded a clip on football and when he tried to show it to my brother some other things popped up. He started crying and I just switched off the computer. Later, an American friend from my blog suggested that I use this opportunity to tell him about the beauty of a man-woman relationship. He was right, explaining to him that what he saw was gross and a distorted version of some thing sacred and sweet , was easy. This affirmed my faith in him. Reading this Karyn, I think I will blok the sites so that accidentaly he is not exposed to these. Thanks again for reminding me. HugsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com