[clug] OT: Protesting the proposed clean feed?

[Lana Brindley]

2008/10/22 Andrew Janke <a.janke at gmail.com>

> >> Looking forward to hearing what others may have done.
> >
> > I don't have children and so don't filter my internet, and don't really
> know
> > what I'm talking about.  It's always struck me though, that logging would
> be
> > better than filtering.
>
> tricky.  In our case certainly no filtering and also no logging. The
> rule is "you can look at whatever you want so long as you are happy to
> leave the door open".
>
> I dont like the idea of logging and/or public humiliation as at that
> point our kids will just find internet access somewhere else. Like
> their phone.
>

This is valid, and I did fail to point out that I certainly wouldn't go so
far as to list the visited sites anywhere. That just ruins trust, and makes
them more likely to do it somewhere else. As parents, we should be
educating, not dictating (incidentally, IMHO this goes for government too).
Simply make it clear that you do know what they're looking that. Not so much
"you'd better not go surfing porn, I'm watching you" as "hey, I noticed you
were checking out [website], what's that all about?" Of course, you never
ask a question you don't already know the answer to ;) It only needs to be a
subtle nudge that you know what they're doing. Having the computer in a
communal area (or having the door open) is much more important than veiled
threats or a Big Brother type attitude.

L

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