Comment What if they are not just wasting time? (Score 2, Insightful) 138
What if they are not just waisting time using IM, Chat, etc.? What if they are working on a project. When I was in high school I had many projects that required me to pull late nites on the computer using the internet for research. It is not fair to set a static limit for internet access. Just be a parent. How hard is it to say turn off the computer? If that is too hard just unplug it. Just because they don't have internet access doesn't mean they are going to abandon the computer, games are a great distraction.