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08-23-2013, 11:52 AM | #49 |
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It wasn't meant to be provocative, nor for that sake un-provocative, it was simply my immediate reaction to the post in question. As far as I'm concerned, monitoring and restricting what music one can listen to is very much an invasion of privacy. I never kept a diary, but had I done so I would far rather that it was read on regular basis than to have had my music choices decided for me by the same over-protective parent.
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08-23-2013, 12:29 PM | #51 |
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I guess my original statement should have been prefaced with a great big "if".
As in: IF you're concerned about what your child might read, it's still 100% your responsibilty to be the gatekeeper. Nobody else's. Be it physical OR digital media. IF a digital reading device (and the connected online store) makes it too hard, or too time consuming to do the monitoring you WANT to do as a parent... too bad, so sad. Deal with it or don't let them use the technology. There's no reason your child HAS to have a digital reader. People who never used an ereader before still fall in love with reading. Amost every day I'd wager. |
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By restricting your kids left, right and centre while you can, all you do is make sure that all the big mistakes are being made after they've left home, at which time the consequences will generally be far greater. Letting them be stupid, curious and experimental while in a safer environment is by far the better option. Of course, some people probably think they can imprint their kids with safe habits and behaviours which will persist when they leave the nest. Sadly they will generally cause the exact opposite to happen. |
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08-23-2013, 01:43 PM | #53 |
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Until you have children of your own, that you have to be responsible for, all you really have is an opinion based from a child's perspective of what happened to you when growing up and how you now interpret as an adult.
You have no rubber-meets-the-road, real life consequences for screwing your kid up because you're talking about your 'hypothetical' child. The advice and opinions I gave before being a parent are drastically different than what they are now after being a parent. You can not presume to know what you would do until you have that life in your hands to try to steer towards becoming a productive, moral member of society. There are too many variables. Indeed, you will be a new and changed you. |
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And to bring this full circle back to the original topic, it annoys me when parents are not involved and then blame the internet, music, television, and social media when their children are delinquents. The buck stops with the parents, period. Last edited by GoSharks; 08-23-2013 at 02:27 PM. Reason: spelling! |
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It is my job as a parent to keep my son away from things that I think are not right for him. That means, monitoring what he watches, listens to, and reads. That doesn't mean I only allow him to watch or listen to what I like. He likes watching a show called Treehouse Masters on Animal Planet. While I think it is a pretty stupid show and would never watch it on my own, I allow him to watch it. Media that goes against my values and beliefs are not permitted. |
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I have four. Two of each variety.
So there. Which is fine. Positively needful in fact, for a forum to work. Last edited by Istvan diVega; 08-23-2013 at 02:04 PM. |
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It is my job as a parent to instill a set of values and beliefs that will help make my son into a good person as an adult. And that means things that go against those values and beliefs (rap music) are not allowed. |
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It is too draconian, in my opinion, that you want to monitor "all media they consume". A bit scary, in fact.
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