What do you guys think about this?



Ever since my MIL was here Cory wants to go to lego.com. (she took him there and she bought him some stuff. She made a huge deal out of him getting something in the mail. Oh and she got nothing online for Lily) I feel the internet is for older teens and adults not 7 years olds. My MIL was really inconsiderate of our feelings on this and now Cory bugs me all the time about it. I keep telling him no but damn its getting annoying. I don't want to get pissed and blow up at him but he wont drop it. I've tried to explain our reasons but he dosn't care. Should I just give in and let him on or should I stick to my feelings and say no? The computer is in the living room he'd never be left alone while hes on it.


:mad damn you MIL damn you :mad

There is so much out there for young kids to learn on the internet. As long as you are supervising him, I don’t see a problem with a 7 year old being on the internet.

Morissa is 9, and she’s been on the internet for about 5 years. I started off creating a home page with links to sites I wanted her to go to – sesame street, barney, pbs kids, Disney. If hse got stuck, all she had to do was click the home icon, and it brought her right back to the page I made for her.…. Now that she is older, she knows what sites she likes to go to, and doesn’t really vary from them. She likes to play the dress-up games, and look at her favorite shows from Disney Channel…

Supervision is definitely the key….and you mentioned that the computer is in he family room, so you should be able to keep a pretty good eye on what he is doing without having to actually sit there with him.

:agree


kids now a days get internet in school. No reason to hold them back at home. Proper supervision is key ;)

Gaven is 6 and LOVES cartoonnetwork.com. Our computer is in the living room and he does not go on unless we type up the name and put it on that webpage.(mostly cause he doesnt know how to do it yet:lol ) but as long as he is supervised..its the new age of computers and he's gonna learn sometime!:dunno

There is so much out there for young kids to learn on the internet. As long as you are supervising him, I don’t see a problem with a 7 year old being on the internet.

Morissa is 9, and she’s been on the internet for about 5 years. I started off creating a home page with links to sites I wanted her to go to – sesame street, barney, pbs kids, Disney. If hse got stuck, all she had to do was click the home icon, and it brought her right back to the page I made for her.…. Now that she is older, she knows what sites she likes to go to, and doesn’t really vary from them. She likes to play the dress-up games, and look at her favorite shows from Disney Channel…

Supervision is definitely the key….and you mentioned that the computer is in he family room, so you should be able to keep a pretty good eye on what he is doing without having to actually sit there with him.

I totally agree. There is alot out there for younger kids. As long as he is supervised and given a time limit etc then I see no problem

Just put some passwords and protections onto your computer!

:goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :hugs :hugs :hugs

If he is supervised I don't see a problem. I do see a problem with a mother or mother in law going against your feelings and now you have to deal with your son bugging you about it. I would call her or write her and tell her that next time this happens (her going against your rules) she will not be seeing the kids. It was also rude of her not to get something for your daughter. :hugs

She did it because she was mad at us and knows how we feel about it. she claimed she was going to look at something and before we knew it Cory was sitting in the chair doing it himself. John had words with her and it all came back to the way to she feels about us raising our kids. It just makes me so mad.

Parkwoodmom I really like your idea. I'll have to look into doing something like that. That kind of thing would be ok.

I let Lexi play games on select sites. I am very much like you Heather with how I feel about it though.

Parkwoodmom I would love to know more about how you set up a home page for your dd. I think that would be great for my kids. Thanks in advance.

There is so much out there for young kids to learn on the internet. As long as you are supervising him, I don’t see a problem with a 7 year old being on the internet.

Morissa is 9, and she’s been on the internet for about 5 years. I started off creating a home page with links to sites I wanted her to go to – sesame street, barney, pbs kids, Disney. If hse got stuck, all she had to do was click the home icon, and it brought her right back to the page I made for her.…. Now that she is older, she knows what sites she likes to go to, and doesn’t really vary from them. She likes to play the dress-up games, and look at her favorite shows from Disney Channel…

Supervision is definitely the key….and you mentioned that the computer is in he family room, so you should be able to keep a pretty good eye on what he is doing without having to actually sit there with him.

:agree

My kids have their own windows login screens on my desktop... I have the parental settings pretty tight, and have disney, nickelodeon, cartoon network, and a few other places bookmarked for them.

Well, I think if you don't want him on it, don't let him. I let my DS, but all he does is go to the music or the paint shop.

There are lots of things on the net for young kids. With the way it is now kids need to know how to navigate the net and use a computer young. I think kids should be allowed on the internet supervised.

Tony and I sit on the computer with Alex and Cameron and go to kids sites.

Parkwoodmom I really like your idea. I'll have to look into doing something like that. That kind of thing would be ok.

Parkwoodmom I would love to know more about how you set up a home page for your dd. I think that would be great for my kids. Thanks in advance.

I went to Geocities.com and created a simple page using their tool. It was pretty easy. I was able to upload pictures of characters to serve as icons for the websites so she could just click on the picture. I made the page my default homepage so she could easily get back to the beginning. We don't use the page anymore, and I just tried to find it on Geocities, but can't seem to find it...I'll look again when I get home. If I can find it, I will post a link.

Savannah 7 and Gabe 4 are on the internet. They go and play on nickjr.com and cartoonnetwork.com. sometimes disney. i put all thier favorite links in the favorites and they know what they are. they just go there and they are off! their comp is downstairs in a common area, so that i can keep an eye on them, but i have a securtiy thing on here as well. Gabe is better at using the computer than Savannah is!!! LOL but i think its ok as long as there is supervision.

i have been online since i was like 5 ,.. we had prodigy back in the day.... you just have to watch them.

i would be soo mad at your MIL though, heather!!

Tony and I sit on the computer with Alex and Cameron and go to kids sites.
we do the same with our kids:yes :yes

i have been online since i was like 5 ,.. we had prodigy back in the day.... you just have to watch them.

i would be soo mad at your MIL though, heather!!

oh I am but for more than just that. :mad The whole visit was not good!

oh I am but for more than just that. :mad The whole visit was not good!
:hugs

Anya's allowed on the internet but when we are with her. She has her own folder on both our notebooks for her favorites and never types in a new address unless she asks first, mainly due to mispellings lead to porn sites more often then not. More then likely she will be getting her own computer next christmas but it will stay in the living room and only be used at the end of the day with supervision.

It's such a huge part of society now they are going to learn it sooner or later and I'd rather they start learning how to use the internet at home under my supervision.

There is so much out there for young kids to learn on the internet. As long as you are supervising him, I don’t see a problem with a 7 year old being on the internet.

Morissa is 9, and she’s been on the internet for about 5 years. I started off creating a home page with links to sites I wanted her to go to – sesame street, barney, pbs kids, Disney. If hse got stuck, all she had to do was click the home icon, and it brought her right back to the page I made for her.…. Now that she is older, she knows what sites she likes to go to, and doesn’t really vary from them. She likes to play the dress-up games, and look at her favorite shows from Disney Channel…

Supervision is definitely the key….and you mentioned that the computer is in he family room, so you should be able to keep a pretty good eye on what he is doing without having to actually sit there with him.

:agree

Ds is 3 and he loves the net and navigates it very well. He knows how to get to disney.com, noggin.com, sesamestreet.com, hotwheels.com all from out favorites list. I dont think its a big deal if they are supervised. Ds is especially supervised b/c he could open a window or something or mess with the settings lol.

Both of my girls (they're 5 & 6) love the computer, but I make sure I monitor what they're doing. They really like fallstar.com and barbie.com.