Comments on: The Dangers of Webcams- Who is Watching your child?

By: Rose DesRochers

Rose DesRochers — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:22:09 +0000

Demex, a parent’s best defense for protecting a child from online sexual solicitation is to monitor their online activity. My opinion is that a child shouldn’t have access to the internet without direct supervision. And if a parent allows their teen to have a webcam they should supervise that use too.

By: demex

demex — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:01:55 +0000

Come on stop babying kids. Kids will do what kids do. It sucks that there are creepy people out there looking for young kids to get them off but acting like you can protect them from this is wrong. Cell phone cameras (not even theirs) can do the same things. Teach them and hope for the best. Restricting access to the internet or even a webcam because of the chance of danger is only going to harm your own kids in the long run as they have less access to important sources.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:28:35 +0000

Kids are kids and will try anything that they find interesting. Due to this, they are wide open to being exploited and abused by these perverts.

At the end of the day though, parents just need to be more informed and more a part of their childs lives.

This is something that doesn’t need to happen, but it still does, and I shake my head each time I hear it on the news.

Heh, even when I’m not using my cam I cover it…just in case…

Great post here! this needs to be embedded in every parents head.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:53:35 +0000

I agree with Erin. I actually could have gotten myself into numerous bad situations- growing up as an adolescent as the internet became more and more popular. But I had parents who didn’t allow internet in my room and only had one computer that the family share and were monitored.

It’s scary, but if kids had proper parenting these problems wouldn’t exist.

Thanks for sharing this Rose!

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:34:19 +0000

It all boils down to parenting. I’ve always believed that the computer should be in an open room (living room, dining room, ect.) and never in a bedroom unless it didn’t have internet access. I used to have an ancient computer in my room when I was going to middle and high school, but it didn’t have any sort of internet access. That was the only way I was allowed to have a computer in my room.

My daughters are all really into the barbie website, but the only time they can get online is when my husband or I am home, and even then we’re sitting with them as they play the games and everything.

Parents who allow their children to have computers with webcams and access to the internet in their rooms are pretty much asking for trouble. Harsh, but it’s how I feel.