I have had a bad feeling for the last several days about my kid being 2 states away and not watched as carefully as I would watch her. I found out why last night. She had joined a site, given her FULL REAL name, hair color, eye color, height, weight, complete with a recent photo, told where she lived, where she was going on vacation, when she would be where, and was talking to an (alleged)19 year old boy!!!
She is 13!!! Had I not been the type of parent who monitors her e-mail, and FOLLOWS UP....I could have lost her FOREVER. Who knows if the 13 year old girl she was talking to was indeed a 13 year old girl or a 40 year old pedophile!!!! I found in the e-mail where she had invited this person to meet in real life at her vacation destination! When confronted, she came clean, when pushed a bit, I got the password to the site, and found out just how loose lipped she was being. I could not monitor the site through the e-mail, and she was NOT supposed to be signed up to any sites to start with. Vacation is now on lockdown for her safety, and I hate it for her
but she chose to go beyond her limits.
YES WE HAVE DISCUSSED internet safety VARIOUS times and thoroughly, but my kid is bulletproof, so it didn't apply to her
SOOOOOO, that being said......please be careful, and AGAIN...KNOW WHAT YOUR KIDS ARE DOING ONLINE! It's NOT nosy, it's LOVE!! For their protection! Nobody on earth can protect them like a loving parent...not cops, not teachers, NOBODY! Remember, a child's brain does not fully develop until their mid twenties. The LAST to develop......reasoning skills in the frontal lobe area of the brain...go figure. They STILL NEED us through early adulthood! Just because they can cook for themselves, and wipe their own butt now...doesn't mean our job is over! I HATE to see kids get hurt, and PRAY that all of the parents of BYC are careful, and knowledgeable of what's going on with their kids. GOD BLESS YOU ALL! I hope you never have to feel what I felt last night. SHEER terror, disappointment, and to have your trust in your child utterly ripped out of your heart...it is just AWFUL!
YES WE HAVE DISCUSSED internet safety VARIOUS times and thoroughly, but my kid is bulletproof, so it didn't apply to her
SOOOOOO, that being said......please be careful, and AGAIN...KNOW WHAT YOUR KIDS ARE DOING ONLINE! It's NOT nosy, it's LOVE!! For their protection! Nobody on earth can protect them like a loving parent...not cops, not teachers, NOBODY! Remember, a child's brain does not fully develop until their mid twenties. The LAST to develop......reasoning skills in the frontal lobe area of the brain...go figure. They STILL NEED us through early adulthood! Just because they can cook for themselves, and wipe their own butt now...doesn't mean our job is over! I HATE to see kids get hurt, and PRAY that all of the parents of BYC are careful, and knowledgeable of what's going on with their kids. GOD BLESS YOU ALL! I hope you never have to feel what I felt last night. SHEER terror, disappointment, and to have your trust in your child utterly ripped out of your heart...it is just AWFUL!