ok ban the computer..but what about the cell phone? can't you get to some of these programs just as easy on the phone?

i think there has to be a level of trust on both ends...

look as kids we all bent the rules...true? over something. not everyone made curfews, was totally honest, did everything by the book to our parents letter of the law 100% of the time all the time.

trust. goes both ways.

kids learn by testing boundaries. parents bend...you have to know which battle to scream & yell over & which ones to talk about.

ban the computer/ in today's world how is a kid supposed to do their homework? encyclopedia britannica? (just saw it is folding & not being printed..so very very sad)...& honestly if everyone is on line well then you create yet another monster by totally banning it

i think you as a parent do the best you can. take interest, get involved, have the computer in a common room, etc..but at some point it comes down to trust.