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Originally Posted by 33girl
That would make a lot more sense. Thanks.
I know that back in my day I would have rather DIED than told parents or teachers about being bullyed - but it was such a different era. The computer is as much a part of these kids' lives as TV was ours - just turning it off really isn't an option unless you want to completely divorce yourself from society. As others have said, it's not like when you could come home, lose yourself in TV or radio or a book, and forget about it for an evening and steel yourself to face another day. It's like how a lot of grown people can't ever leave their job behind because of cell phones, PDAs & computers. Not only that, I think seeing it written down just makes it 100x more hideous.
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Yeah and this is why I believe in having the family computer (the one the kids get to use) in the kitchen and parents having the password for the kid's Facebook (if the kid gets a facebook at all--I hate FB and think very little comes from having one, oh well) and other social network sites/message boards.
Parents need to turn off their phones, PDAs, and even the TV during family time--unless it's family TV time. In other words, technology really sucks and parents are in charge of how much control technology has over their households and family interactions. Keep technology either at work or in the home office as much as possible. I prefer the "if it ain't an emergency--get a life, spend time with your family--and holla at me tomorrow."
If, after dinner and family time, you (in general) decide to read Greekchat (
) that's fine as long as it doesn't impede on supporting and monitoring your family and checking on what the kids are up to.
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