My mom and I were talking the other day about Ryan and his laptop. School has been out for a week now, and he has been spending a lot of time online. Usually, he goes into his room with his laptop, and shuts the doors. I know that most of the time he is on facebook, but I have no idea what else he is looking at. Sure, I check his history, but we all know that can be manipulated. I have also walked into his room and he has never tried to hide what is on his screen.
But sometimes I just want to be sure that he is not doing anything, well, that a 14 year old boy would do. I have thought about using a program to track computer activity, but do I really want to invade his privacy? I know, he's 14. How much privacy should he have? I think quite a big, actually. I always knock before entering his room, because that is what I expect from him, too. If I ask what he has been doing, he has always told me the truth in the past.
Maybe I will wait until he gives me a reason not to trust him. What would you do?
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4 comments:
Don't you have to be older than 14 to have a FB account? I don't know. I know my nephew who is 12 has one and I am shocked what he writes on his wall.
I was watching something the other day and you can change some setting on the computer, I don't remember, to what he can and can't do and the hours he can be on the computer. This was a very new computer. I am not sure what kind of computer you have. Something to check out.
I have the same dilemma with my 14 year old daughter. Not sure if there is a right answer.
Dawn ~ I think your are right, but I fudged the kids ages. There are so many games they like to play and I really don't see anything wrong with them having their own accounts. I go in as them every few days to check what they have been up to.
Lynne ~ I want to give him some independence, but I also want to know exactly what he's doing. It's a tough call, but i think I will leave it be until he gives me a reason to check up on him.
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