The Internet And Webcams

[Jake]

I know how Diva feels about letting kids on the internet, but what about the rest of the NCT crew? What age is an appropriate age to allow them to peruse the web unescorted?

I went to my sisters' house and needed to use my neices' computer. I noticed a picture listed as webcam and clicked on it [I know, I know]. There was my sweet 14 year old in her bra. I yelled her name so loud they thought there was a fire. When she came in I closed the door and an hour later walked out with her webcam in hand and a few addresses I contacted that pulled her pictures.

That being said, would you allow your teenage son or daughter to have a webcam?

[love_tattoos]

I don't have teenagers yet, but if I did I wouldn't let them have a webcam on a computer that I wasn't able to monitor. Meaning, if they had a computer in their room, with internet access there would be no web cam. If they wanted to use a web cam it would be on my computer and I would have to know who they were talking to. My son (he's 8) has a computer in his room, but he doesn't have internet access. If he wants to play games or look something up, he has to do it on my computer. My computer is in the middle of the house so he's monitored when using it. But who knows what gadgets will be available for the computer when my kids are teenagers. Scary to think about really.

[thestarsfall]

well, this may be hypocritical of me but when i have kids i wont let them use web cams in private and also i would monitor their internet use til a certain age of maturity (if that every comes)...but i know that some things i do on the computer i wouldnt want my parents finding out about or watch me do or whatever

[Gracie]

I would never alow my teen to be on the internet unsupervised with or with out a web cam. I think the appropriate age is when they can afford to buy their own equipment and live out of the house :) am I in fantasy land?

[HeavensAngel]

I have a 13 year old. He has a computer. I won't let him on the internet. He wants me to let him but Im not ready to do that yet.

[SysLord]

Maybe it'd be wiser if kids were *educated* better about what is and what is not and about what can and what can not. If your kids is banned from net, what's stopping them from going online in school, a friend's place, a local club? Besides, webcams are not the essence of the net and unescorted is a very general term. You have some real nifty programs these days that can literally record anything you do an a computer.

[usantic]

I would vote for no webcam. By the time my daughters get to their teens they'll be able to visually chat with their friends on wrist phone-puters. The pervs will always be with us. We just need to be able to trust our kids to impart good judgement and when they don't........ummm take away their wrist phone-puters?

[Andie]

no way i'd let them use a webcam unsupervised..
waaaay too many weirdos out there...
but thats all in the future...

or wait?? i have a kid?? apparantly i do...
wonder where i put him??
anyone know??
(dont you just love redneck gossip..*sigh*)

[Jake]

SysLord, if you found your sweet neice showing her stuff on the web would you want to risk it? Let me put this another way.

Kids have peer pressure. You see enough people doing it, there is more of a chance to want to join in. This young lady is innocent, and a virgin. Trust me, I know. She was more embarassed that I saw her in her bra that that I had found it. The other thing that kept running through my mind is the pedophiles and sickos that are out there. She joined some club and chats with these boys. I can't even bring myself to imagine what would have happened. Finding out about what she's doing AFTER she's done it is too late in my eyes.

[SysLord]

Jake, I get your point. I wouldn't have a webcam neither as I don't think it's essential to learn about the Internet. But to answer your question: yes I would take the chance but not before telling about the dark and bad things of the Internet. Exposure can't go without education.

[Jake]

Kids make mistakes. The difference with the web is that those mistakes can go global. I remember a year back when some teenager dicided to strip for her boyfriend. They broke up and he sent the video to friends and from there it went world wide. She was young, inlove and made a bad call. She will never be able to live that down. I won't even go into the exploited youths with promises of fame and fortune. These are kids playing in an adult world.