Xanthippe
2007-08-29 11:58:32
Listening to Brad’s interview, I have an answer to the question “What is a parent to do?”
Use technology to your advantage.
Use Firefox for a browser and block popups on your computer. Not only will you have fewer viruses, but no more popups except those you allow. Low tech solution: don’t use a computer.
Install a TiVo. Use the parental controls. Don’t let the kids watch live TV. Fast forward through commercials. Low tech solution: don’t use a TV.
Parents aren’t without tools to block inappropriate materials. In fact, parents now have more power to censor than they used to.
It’s much more effective to fix the problem you have yourself than to try to change other people’s behavior. The world won’t be childproofed.
