The problem is that you have to assume all parents are responsible, which is just not so. Also, when we first got AOL, 10 years ago, my son was 8. He is very intellegent and began to download all sorts of stuff (games) onto our computer. I was too busy to figure out child blocks, or even downloads and removal at the time. I turned off AOL because I couldn't keep up with him. They wanted to make me stay, of course, and tried to tell me how easy it all was. I just didn't have the time right then. I am responsible, but having children, I never underestimate what they can do on a computer. All I can do is try to teach them the dangers and hope they truly understand. |