Comments on: Techno-Babes

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:36:14 +0000

Hi Cath! Great post. I have taken a holiday from Facebook and deleted a few other online (and non-Christian) profiles, so this has allowed me to delve back into my blog page and find this one! Wow! My daughter will be 6 in April and knows how to turn the computer on and off, open up web pages from the desktop, red-ex to close windows, etc. She wants to learn how to type, so your idea about sending emails from your address is a good one. I’m certainly not looking forward to when she wants to be on the computer more. And although I have a laptop that I use in my room, she will only be able to use the desktop PC in the dining room…under strict supervision with a net nanny installed!

By: footprintsaustralia

footprintsaustralia — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:46:55 +0000

Believe me it only gets harder as your kids get older. It’s hard because we don’t have any example or role models from our own childhood – the net wasn’t around back then! We only allowed our kids on Facebook this year (they are 15 and 13). Funnily enough, now it’s allowed they’re not that interested – I think their original interest was probably because their mum is addicted (whoops!). We have had to deal with some of the bad stuff online and ban the kids from the computer at times, to make sure certain standards are followed. We haven’t even gone looking necessarily to see what the kids have been up to, but sooner or later they get found out … and we discipline where needed. Reminds me of that saying “be sure your sin will find you out”!

By: SquiggleMum

SquiggleMum — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:07:33 +0000

@PlanningQueen I agree. I think having the computer in a communal area is a really smart rule to establish early on.

By: PlanningQueen

PlanningQueen — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:57:08 +0000

My eldest has only just started his own email account. I think different families will find different levels of access to technology suits them. To me the big thing for me with my kids at this stage of their lives, is having the kids use the computer in a place where I can see what is going on.