Julie - How do you know their parent is sitting there? There are plenty of websites I would not want my children visiting, and they are 14 and 17. They have computers at school. The kids sign an agreement not to be playing around, but they are kids. The child safety features on the internet do not allow for children between age 3 and 17. Sesame street.com does not do it for most 12 year olds. I would rather kids be here talking to us (mostly women-sorry guys) as long as we behave. We are not helping them or punishing them by keeping them out.
Like someone said earlier, how hard is it for them to say they are 13? And if we have 13 year olds, why not 11 and 12? If that is the LAW, then so be it, are we the internet police. That is for their parents to decide. My 14 year old is more mature than my 17 year old (don't tell him). He is allowed to do a lot of things much earlier. He will probably drive before his brother. Age is relative |