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Good morning Kenneth
I read your posting, and your Blog article, about,"Do kids have enough awareness, and/ or, sense of responsibility to be allowed into a social network?"
At the risk of sounding, unashamedly, old fashioned; my opinion is that they do not! I have to say that I agree with your point about "What the he**l are their parents thinking about in allowing them, apparently, to have unsupervised access to a social network that can, and does, hide a whole passel of ill intentioned people.
The majority of Kids are just not socially "savvy" enough to spot these pervs, at such a tender age. Any parent, that allows this to happen, has to look long and hard at their parenting skills! All parents know that "pester power" is an extremely powerful, metaphorical, arrow in the quiver of every child; and, boy, do they know how to use it!
For irresponsible parents, the easy way out is to let the children have their own way: however, it is simply an abrogation of their parental responsibilities to do that! It's then that the lunatics take control of the madhouse, and we turn out children who are not trained in their own future roles, as responsible, and accountable, members of a civilized society!!
Am I "Old fashioned?" YES I AM!! And I'm, unashamedly, proud of it!
Best
Ian McKay
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