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**Lillie_Steins** · 12-29-2009, 05:04 PM

I think that people should be honest with their children about the reality of the world anyway.
It does not 'steal innocence' when you answer their natural questions about things they see around them. It actually builds their trust in you and respect for you that they see you have an understanding of reality and are willing to treat them with enough respect not to lie to them or hide things from them.
Hiding the truth from children is only breeding ignorant weaklings anyway.

I agree, they should be protected from freaks but there are far more dangers in child-care centres, churches and at schools than there are on the internet.
If women didn't feel they had to dump their kids in the hands of others from a really early age (often as early as 6 weeks of age), in order to trundle off and earn the money to pay exhorbitant mortgages, the children would be far safer anyway!!!!!!

I agree that porn doesn't jump out at you on the net as well - even the people who play games online regularly don't have this happening! The real danger of the net for kids IS these games themselves - addictions to technological, virtual worlds at the expense of developing their natural physical and social abilities.

I could go on.....great piece Derrick - thanks!

12-29-2009, 05:04 PM	#2
Lillie_Steins Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 4,508 Senior Member	I think that people should be honest with their children about the reality of the world anyway. It does not 'steal innocence' when you answer their natural questions about things they see around them. It actually builds their trust in you and respect for you that they see you have an understanding of reality and are willing to treat them with enough respect not to lie to them or hide things from them. Hiding the truth from children is only breeding ignorant weaklings anyway. I agree, they should be protected from freaks but there are far more dangers in child-care centres, churches and at schools than there are on the internet. If women didn't feel they had to dump their kids in the hands of others from a really early age (often as early as 6 weeks of age), in order to trundle off and earn the money to pay exhorbitant mortgages, the children would be far safer anyway!!!!!! I agree that porn doesn't jump out at you on the net as well - even the people who play games online regularly don't have this happening! The real danger of the net for kids IS these games themselves - addictions to technological, virtual worlds at the expense of developing their natural physical and social abilities. I could go on.....great piece Derrick - thanks!
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