Comments on: Got Plugged-In Kids? You Better Read This

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:06:00 +0000

In reply to Bev. I think denial seems easier at first but in the long run, isn't.

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:05:00 +0000

In reply to PragmaticMom. so different!!

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:05:00 +0000

In reply to Danielle Smith.

it happened to me, too with a search on creative commons – totally surprised me.

Thanks, Danielle.

By: PragmaticMom

PragmaticMom — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:34:00 +0000

OMG. So helpful. Just had a conversation about drugs and kids and sex with a mom with kids a few years older than mine. And we are right to freak out; it’s a different world out there than when we were young. Thanks for the great advice. Will share this link!!

By: Danielle Smith

Danielle Smith — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:29:00 +0000

This is really powerful information. I’ve been thinking a lot about it recently because of a google search I did where I happened upon a huge deluge of p0rn simply by typing in a name related to someone in that industry. The person I was looking for was completely different, but it made me think…how many times does this happen? I’ve had it happen a number of times, even with filters set fairly high on my computer. It also happens on cell phones now. In a way, it makes me feel old even though I’m only in my early 30’s, because as a teen this garbage was only accessible to adults and those with parents who didn’t keep things under lock & key.

I’m glad to see more information on these types of topics because as parents we need to be honest with ourselves and not just with our children. We can’t kid ourselves into thinking that if we set up filters and put passwords on things that they’ll grow up with every bit of their innocence intact. We do have to be actively involved in their education & lives and it’s nice to have resources like this one.

Thank you so much for the post Melissa! I’m definitely going to be reading Elizabeth’s book.

By: Bev

Bev — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:14:00 +0000

Really important stuff! Just last Sunday a friend of mine, who is a coach at the high school, was saying that because he is a friend to a lot of kids and not a “parent” to them that they tell him a whole lot of stuff! He said a lot of it FREAKED him out and scared him right down to the soles of his feet. He mentioned that he knew that the parents did not know what the kids were doing and thinking and he was wondering if they were in denial or just not asking the questions of their kids? It is so important!! When I tell people about the kinds of things I have “casually” asked my kids, they look at me like I have two heads! I want to know! and I am the one that gets to hear all about it while they are left wondering why their kid has changed into a different person!