Is there a computer in your 10 year old's room? If not, where is their computer?

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Anonymous wrote:Really bad to let kids have phone or computer in their room alone.

why? what is really bad about that?

You really aren't aware that there's a ton of content on the internet that would be really inappropriate for a 10 year old to see and would be super easy for them to stumble on to?

Not if you use parental controls.

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My oldest is 16 and there are no electronics and anyone's room. We only have a TV in our room and that is where they go when they are home sick.

My daughter can use her laptop for HW starting in 9th in her room but it gets plugged in downstairs at night, with her phone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really bad to let kids have phone or computer in their room alone.

why? what is really bad about that?

You really aren't aware that there's a ton of content on the internet that would be really inappropriate for a 10 year old to see and would be super easy for them to stumble on to?

Not if you use parental controls.

Every child is more advance than parent controls, you do know that. You aren't that naive to think they actually work.

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My kids have had PCs, laptops, and smart phones in their rooms since they were about 10 or 11. It’s never been an issue. They are in college and adults now. I think it depends on the kid. We had very clear rules and consequences if they broke the rules. We checked the devices often to be sure they were being used appropriately. And my DH monitored our wireless to be sure they were visiting sites that were safe. I also walked in and out of their rooms while they were on the computer. WiFi gets turned off in our home at 10:30pm.

[Anonymous]

No screens in bedrooms.

The family computer is in the living area and DC2 knows not to bother DC1. You need to enforce this, OP.

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Just disable wireless access to the internet. That way, dc can use all the movie editing, art, music, writing, programming software he/she wants.

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My son’s desk top is in the kitchen, where I can see it. He’s 10.

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Another reason to restrict screens in the bedroom besides the obvious cybersafety issue is its proven negative impact on sleep. Corticol and melatonin release levels are affected, disrupting sleep patterns when used an hour or two before bedtime.

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Anonymous wrote:Ten year old has laptop in his room. I also have software that gives me a weekly roll up of everything he’s done, and can drill down. I know what he is doing and who he is doing it with. He’s not secretive about what he’s doing, so I am not monitoring every day. If his behavior was to change (getting secretive or quietJ when he’s on his computer, then I would start reviewing daily.
I’m a cyber security person by trade.

What software do you use?

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Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not. The only computer is in the den where I can see what's going on, and that won't change even when I have teenagers. We also don't allow televisions in bedrooms.

Hopefully, when you mature with your kids and they actually become teens, you will look back on this post and feel a little embarrassed. For starters, teens don't watch TV unless their parents force them to.

Well, I have two teens, age 17 and 14, and we still don't have computers in the bedrooms. No phones, gaming systems, or TVs in bedrooms either.

We have a desktop in the dining room.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not. The only computer is in the den where I can see what's going on, and that won't change even when I have teenagers. We also don't allow televisions in bedrooms.

Hopefully, when you mature with your kids and they actually become teens, you will look back on this post and feel a little embarrassed. For starters, teens don't watch TV unless their parents force them to.

Well, I have two teens, age 17 and 14, and we still don't have computers in the bedrooms. No phones, gaming systems, or TVs in bedrooms either.

We have a desktop in the dining room.

Well that's not surprising, if you have teens, you yourself are old. It will be interesting to see what millenials do as parents (for the record I a old too!)

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My 12 year old has a desktop computer in his room. He plays games and does all kinds of things on it. He seems to prefer the iPad for editing videos though. He has had his computer since he was 8 or 9. Our condo is very small, so desks and computers are in the bedrooms. Hasn't been a problem.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really bad to let kids have phone or computer in their room alone.

why? what is really bad about that?

You really aren't aware that there's a ton of content on the internet that would be really inappropriate for a 10 year old to see and would be super easy for them to stumble on to?

Do you know not know how to use MAC address filtering? This is parenting in 2017 101.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really bad to let kids have phone or computer in their room alone.

why? what is really bad about that?

You really aren't aware that there's a ton of content on the internet that would be really inappropriate for a 10 year old to see and would be super easy for them to stumble on to?

Not if you use parental controls.

Every child is more advance than parent controls, you do know that. You aren't that naive to think they actually work.

Not when mom and dad are in IT. My kid is writing his own video games and he's 11. We taught him.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really bad to let kids have phone or computer in their room alone.

why? what is really bad about that?

You really aren't aware that there's a ton of content on the internet that would be really inappropriate for a 10 year old to see and would be super easy for them to stumble on to?

Not if you use parental controls.

Every child is more advance than parent controls, you do know that. You aren't that naive to think they actually work.

Not when mom and dad are in IT. My kid is writing his own video games and he's 11. We taught him.

Yes, exactly. I’m in cyber security and my kids started learning to program at 6.
Parental controls have advanced a lot in the last 20 years.
My kids are in elementary and I’m in my 40s. I had my own computer back in the 80s before PCs were everywhere and self taught myself programming.