With all the talk about the technology available for parental control, the professionals all agree that parental control starts with the parent. We inspect what the parent can do to keep their children out of difficulty.
There is a lot of talk going around about all of the different ways you can keep your kid from wandering into chat rooms, viewing adult sites, watching R rated TV programs and almost everything else that you want to keep your kid from. But studies prove that the best parental control to keep your kids out of difficulty is you.
This might not be extremely popular with folks who feel they don’t have the wherewithal or should not have to keep an eye on their youngsters 24/7, but in the old days, that's how things were done. True, we didn't have the Internet, we didn't have cable Tv with all its nudity and violence and we didn't have porno just a click away, but children were still children and there were plenty of techniques for them to get into difficulty. And the principals that applied then apply now as well.
The professionals in this area suggest the following straightforward things to keep your kids from getting into things that you just do not want them to get into. Again, these are experts ‘ views and not really the views of this writer. We're only reporting what the pros say.
For TV it’s still the same as it was years back. For a start, children do not get their own TV in their rooms. They’d like to watch something, they come into the front room or recreation room or wherever the TV is located and watch there with the remainder of the family. Then, whatever it is your kid is watching, you as the parent make sure you monitor the program. If you're involved with your kid turning on a pay station then simply do not have them in the house. We want to set examples for our kids. We can't do that if we're spending our time watching sex and violence ourselves.
Also, make sure you have designated viewing times. Most adult oriented material is shown after prime time starts. You may want to chop off the time your youngster can watch TV at around 10 PM. Earlier if your youngster is extremely young.
As for the Net, this becomes a bit more of an issue because sex and violence are there 24/7. In the case of the Web though it’s really no different from the TV. No PC access in the child’s room. The kid uses the same computer as everyone else in the house, preferably in an open area where a parent can easily see what the kid is viewing. Make your kid aware of what's out there and let him know so he understands that he's to go miles away from these sites. Explain to him it's so easy to test if he has been to a fascist or porn site and the punishment for doing that will be severe. Again, you want to set an example for your youngster. If you're going to know whether or not he's been to these sites, which you can easily check with your computer’s history, then you as the parent have to make sure you're also nowhere near them.
Many may find the experts ‘ guidance on this matter cruel and irrational, but they all overwhelmingly agree that the problem with children doing what they're not meant to do starts at home.
It’s the way in which it always was and it’s the way in which it will always be.
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