Teens Stuck in Their Room??
With the increase in Social Networking sites like Myspace, teens spend much more time on the net than they used to. And with TV, music, other siblings, there are a lot of reasons teens don’t leave their rooms.
You have to strike a balance between giving enough independence, and ensuring that your kids spend an appropriate time with the rest of the family.
In our house, the computer is in the dining room, and everyone has to use it there. It means that we can monitor the kids using it, and us as well. I think that most technology today is designed for the individual, and can sometimes isolate people behind a wall of white headphones, bluetooth headsets, and doors.
It also goes without saying that you need to make your teen aware that they should be using an alias while online, so if they meet someone they don’t like online, they can cut the link.
myspace, fatherhood, teens, bedroom
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