Comment Re:Technology is not the solution (Score 1) 230
I'm sorry, I must have been using big words. I'll try again.
The process of bring up a child into adulthood is a complex one. It requires dedication and attention. It means sacrificing one's time and efforts, and most of all, it means facing up to the fact that you cannot protect your children. There is a big bad world out there, mostly full of friendly, helpful people, but with a small minority of clever, manipulative scumbags.
As a parent you have two choices:
Thinking that a simple piece of software will keep your children safe is exactly the same kind of delusion that makes certain school boards think that if you do not give children sex education, they will not learn about sex, and they will remain virgins up until their wedding night, when they are suddenly let in on the whole, nasty business. The US knows how successful that approach has been, as it has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the Western World.
I realize that I used several words with more than two syllables, for which I apologize. Still, you can always go look them up in a dictionary.
The process of bring up a child into adulthood is a complex one. It requires dedication and attention. It means sacrificing one's time and efforts, and most of all, it means facing up to the fact that you cannot protect your children. There is a big bad world out there, mostly full of friendly, helpful people, but with a small minority of clever, manipulative scumbags.
As a parent you have two choices:
- Employ technology and lackeys in an attempt to shield your precious children from the harsh realities of life. This is both expensive and useless. Life has a nasty habit of catching up with everyone.
- Talk openly and honestly with your children throughout their lives, giving them the information and judgement skills they require to make useful and informed choices, and make the correct call when faced with malevolent online or offline entities.
Thinking that a simple piece of software will keep your children safe is exactly the same kind of delusion that makes certain school boards think that if you do not give children sex education, they will not learn about sex, and they will remain virgins up until their wedding night, when they are suddenly let in on the whole, nasty business. The US knows how successful that approach has been, as it has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the Western World.
I realize that I used several words with more than two syllables, for which I apologize. Still, you can always go look them up in a dictionary.
