Personally I don't think kids should be allowed to use the computer unsupervised.
We had the computer in a place where we knew when our daughter was on it. This business of kids having computers in their rooms and using them at their whim is not right, there is way too much that can happen on the computer, too many dangerous things kids can be exposed to. And lets face it, kids, all kids are curious and can and often do explore, especially if their friends do it.

I kept my daughter so busy with horses she didn't have time for getting involved in shady activities. I had to bust my hump to keep her going but it filled up her time clock and actually made her more mature than other kids her age.

HOWEVER, my daughter still didn't entirely escape it as there was a teacher in her high school that was caught with an underage student. AND, my daughter was very friendly with this male teacher and I didn't know it. My daughter was devestated as the teacher lost his license and she blamed the girl. It took me time to get her to understand that this male teacher was the adult and should have known better. To be honest, it really creeped me out, I figured at least my daughter was safe at school.

You know many preditors are in surprising places, they carefully put themselves in situations where they can be around possible victims. ALL kinds of places, churches, schools, doctors, coaches, ALL KINDS OF PLACES and they can be quite charming.

My daughter was a very pretty young girl and men were looking at her and checking her out at a surprisingly young age. It REALLY bothered me. And when my daughter went into middle school, the girls there were dressed like sluts. That is seventh and eighth grade, that is around 12 and 13. I was so upset I went right to the principal.
And then going clothes shopping? Finding clothes that are ladylike age appropriate?,
it was really hard shopping for NICE GIRL CLOTHES.

Seeker, in your school at that age how are these girls dressing?

Honestly?, I think we send these young children the wrong messages with all the sex in advertising and things on TV now and even the music artists are a bit much in my opinion.

I am trying to look at the whole picture here, I think it is worse now then it has ever been.

Open Eyes