I got nervous the other day.
Rachel said, "Daddy...is it ok if I talk to Amanda on rune-something-or-other.com?"
So I go through my standard..."Who is Amanda...what is rune-something-or-other"...you know...the standard questions just prior to a resounding "NO!"
Ends up...that it is a chat site....un monitored....group and private chat...anonymous logins......Sheesh! But her friend Amanda, age 12, is a chat room junkie. (Methinks her friend Amanda is out of control)
Anyway...This forced me to give the girls a real live scenario of what I fear most about chat rooms and little girls. And I made it scary......not enough to give nightmares....but scary enough for now.
They wanted to know if there was an alternative. And the only thing I could really think of, is a heavily moderated and monitored Forum for Children......only, I can't seem to find any.
Any ideas anyone?