Questions for Parents

[HoneyBlond]

Hi CJ,

Ok here goes

1) How many children do you have and what are their ages & genders?
3 Kids :- 20 F/ 16M / 8M

2) How much time do they spend on the Internet each week?
Aprox 10 - 15 hours each

3) How do you supervise Internet time in your home?
I supervise, I have a Home / Office & No Life, so I spend a fair amount of each & everyday at my machine, the kids machines are in the same office.

4) If your children are of varying ages, how do you differ your rules in television and internet usage between children?
I don't, I prefer internet usage to TV, more skills are required ie reading , typing, responding, curiosity etc

5) What type of web sites do your children most commonly visit?
Cartoon Sites/Game & Cheat Sites/Music Sites/Sporting/

6) Do your children use the Internet for homework or leisure?
Both

7) Have you ever had a 'situation' arise, funny or serious, through your children coming into contact with inappropriate Internet material?
No Not really.

8) What are you most scared of your children accessing on the Internet?
Chat Rooms ie Pedofile/Religious Fanatics

9) How do you feel about the accessibility of adult material to children?
As apposed to the accessibility of "How to Build a Home Made Bomb" perhaps ?
The internet by nature is a pretty big place, I mean mind bogglingly huge in fact, so pretty much any subject you care to research is accessible, I don't believe porn is anymore or less accessible than any other subject.

10) What steps do you take in daily life to protect your children from inappropriate material (such as magazines, television advertisements, music video clips and at school)?
Protect Vs Educate...you can't protect them from advertising, or what they see and hear at school, You can teach values, by your actions, assist
self esteem development, be open, approachable and supply & discuss information at a level they can understand. But you can't totally protect them.



**As a footnote for people with feet, I do believe it is MY Responsibility to know where my children are and what they are up to, so if they are using my credit card to buy someone elses smut ! (shesh) I would be looking at why & how I managed to drop the ball**



Last edited by HoneyBlond at Apr 13 2003, 04:43 PM