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Originally Posted by TotalMILF
I'm with ngdawg on this. If you properly educate your kids (not just about sex and the internet but also about drinking, drugs, porn, etc.) and give them the freedom to make their own decisions, then they're much less likely to do stupid things behind your back. The thrill of disobedience is gone. Like the dawg said about beer--if they know they can have beer at home watching the football game, then what motivation do they have to sneak beer? It's all about open communication and trust--I want my son to be able to ask me anything about everything.
Now, being that my son isn't even two yet, I can't say I actually have experience putting this plan into action. But it worked for me and my parents, so I have high hopes that it'll work for me and my kids  |
It may sound weird, but not being two yet is not too early. Kids, babies, instinctly learn action/consequence. They cry, we feed them or change them based on our perception of that cry. They act good, they get rewarded, act bad, get disciplined. It's communication and at some point, too many times, it stops. "Because I said so" may have it's place, but not as a repressive measure-that's when the real trouble starts. Conversely, giving a kid free rein gets the same negative results. I'd be willing to bet that those girls flashing themselves on the internet are about 50/50 repressed/spoiled.