I am all for having a webca, becasue they are great tools. However, when it comes to children and teens, keep the computer in an are where you can see what is going on. I see that theother replyers said that. Thats great. I know from unfortunate events where a kid can go into a chat room for kids and start a web conversation with someone they shouldn't. Even if the computer is in the room they can still seem like they aren't chatting. If you do get a webcam or have one on your laptop, use parental controls or another form of monotoring the website and webcam use. Kids are very resourceful. I rememeber after going on a game site my mom thought runied her computer (wich it did ) I would delete the cookies and all that. It is totaly up to you though. good luck!

Roman