Is it smart to give a 12 year old boy a laptop?
Yes, definitely. I saw a 4 year old navigate her mother’s iPhone, through the apps and movies, faster than I ever could. Not even talking about the internet, he’ll need to be computer savvy. If you don’t know enough to teach him, you and he, should sit down with a knowledgeable friend.I agree with others here, talk to your child about responsible internet usage.You could be depriving him from things like the FREEhttps://www.khanacademy.orgImagine him getting a jump on his classmates.Kids don’t just own a calculator any more, they use places like Computational Knowledge EngineWikipedia, although a huge resource, it’s just a tiny aspect of Wikimedia .Does he like outer space and astronomy?StarTalk Radio Show by Neil deGrasse Tyson - Science, pop culture & comedy collide on StarTalk w/ astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-hosts, celebrities & scientists.There are totally free but incredible apps/tools like Stellarium for any type computer. Let’s not forget places like NASA Image of the Day Gallery if he wants amazing photos for his computer’s desktop/wall paper.There are many apps to restrict a child’s access. Some are easier to set-up than others, but offer the same level of protection. I’m highly biased towards Macs. All I know are the stories from my siblings and their not-so-happy experiences with non-Mac computers.Macs have an integrated set of System Preferences called “Parental Controls”. It monitors the computer system-wide. Apps and online purchases as well as the internet. There is no need for a separate app.He’s 12 and yes, I’m sure he’s curious about all of the porn he’s hearing about. He’s well within puberty, discovering his new tools. He’ll probably receive images coming from his friends.To continue with the space analogy, you’ll never be able to blow up or stop the massive asteroid that’s the internet porn, but you can divert it before it arrives. Take a preemptive strike by talking about what’s there; it’s all fake acting, the young adults forced to do it to make money to feed their kids. Many teens watching it waste their whole life on there, never meeting anyone real. Tell him you trust him to do the right thing.Protect what you can, but you’ll never stop the meteorite. If you try to place a list of draconian rules on a teen, it will be the best incentive they have to do it. “It must be good if she’s trying to hide it.” Teach them so they will want to avoid it themselves.
Why does my teenage son always close his laptop whenever I walk by? Is he hiding something?
It could be many reasons.He’s trying to hack the CIA.He’s having a racy chat with his girlfriend.He’s having a racy chat with his boyfriend.He’s having a racy chat with a total stranger.He rules a branch of Hydra, and knows you won’t approve.He’s trying to knock Shield helicarriers out of the sky.He’s posting as Donald Trump on Twitter.He’s posting national secrets on Hillary Clinton’s e-mail account.He’s trying to destroy evidence he colluded with the DNC to derail Bernie Sanders’s campaign.He’s sending racy photos to Anthony Weiner.He’s trying to buy a mistletoe belt from Amazon.He’s trying to get cap guns banned.He’s ashamed that when he ordered pizza online, he asked for pineapple on his pizza.He’s accessing porn.He’s accessing YOUR porn stash.He’s deleting porn he’s starred in.He’s deleting porn you starred in. Hey, it was college, and you needed the money.He’s watching reruns of the Care Bears.He’s trying to find out if beer tastes great or is less filling.He’s trying to find which came first, the chicken or the egg.He’s antagonizing Kim JongUn.He’s antagonizing Vladimir Putin.He’s antagonizing Donald Trump.He’s antagonizing Hillary Clinton.He’s asking Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Al Franken, John Conyers, and Roy Moore for advice on picking up women.He’s asking the Pope on how to pick up potential partners.He’s typing out his lecture “How to piss off conservatives, liberals, centrists, socialists, capitalists, communists, anarchists, homosexuals, straights, Christians, Muslims, atheists, asexuals, men, women, children, and small pets.”ORHe could just be protecting his privacy.DISCLAIMER: This post was made in jest, and I hope people got a laugh out of it. If it truly worries you, as his parent, you have the right to monitor his usage. But try to be kind about it. You don’t want to embarrass him, but you do have the right to curtail any activity you find questionable. No slight or insult was intended, and should not be inferred. This post was made for entertainment purposes only, with a little helpful advice thrown in. All speech is protected under the terms of the First Amendment. All actions described above are fictional. No animals were harmed during the typing of this post. Your mileage may vary.Good luck!DISCLAIMER: NO SENTENCES WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS POST.
What should I do? My 7-year and 11-month-old child is not taking interest in studies. He always like to play the whole day. Should I admit him in any sport school or anything else?
Hello,First we need to know,his interest & hidden talents if he is good in Sports then admit it for higher sports educationHere Brain Checker helps you using DMIT TestBasically DMIT is Dermatoglyphics multiple intelligence test which is based on fingerprint patterns.this test analyse your kids Hidden & inborn Talents using fingerprint testthis is the scientific way to know your kids interest & choose respective career for themTo know more about DMIT Test click here.I hope you find this answer useful
11 year old pregnant! Help me PLEASE?
Omg she is so young. This has touched my heart. <3 Don't decide for her, but try and lead her in the right way. Abortion and adoption in my opinion is wrong.. but you guys may think otherwise. If I were you I'd tell your "rents" better safe than sorry. Good luck!!!!
My 11 year old daughter is constantly bored.......Help!!!!?
All my daughter does all day is go on her laptop or watch the tv, its not that she wants to its the fact that she has nothing else to do, and most of the time i am busy so i cannot take her places. She does have a brother and a sister but her brother is 17 and is out most of the time, and her sister is 14 but just keeps to herself and wants nothing to do with her sister, please.....some suggestions on what she could do to stop her from being so bored!!
My mom took my laptop away!!?
Ok so since friday my mom hid all the laptops, mine, my cousin, and my sister. On friday she gave them back the laptops when she came home but not mine, and I havent seen it yet. Im too nervous to ask for my laptop back but I try to jokingly ask for it back when we laugh but then she gets mad or serious but I know if I ask shed ask she'd be angry or say something I can't respond to. I have my computer but I dont like it its really slow and old but on my laptop I have so much info, so much downloads. I really want it back before tuesday and she doesnt even care if i have to use my cousin or old slow comp to do my homework and ive been looking all over the house. Any advice please? Thanks. Btw idk why she took it, it could be because im always on it but like there was be more than that
Can the IT guy at my school tell if I use tails on a school laptop?
It is quite possible that he could. But not because of Teamviewer. It would be because of the specific network activity that Tor uses.When you boot into Tails and connect it to a network, it establishes an encrypted connection to the Tor network to allow for private browsing. Even though the specific data that you are sending and receiving is hidden, the connection itself is not. If their firewall is set up to filter specific types of traffic, you may not be able to connect at all.On many of the networks I’ve worked on there was a threat detection and mitigation system in place. These would monitor all network traffic for anything that was not allowed or just suspicious. From basic website blocking to looking for specific activity like torrenting or streaming. These systems could also detect a connection to Tor.If they got an alert that someone was using Tor via WiFi, it would be pretty easy to see which access point you were connected to and then look around there for someone not using Windows.
Grounded my son for a year is this appropriate?
Yesterday My son 14, had sex with his girlfriend (15) from youth group. I found out from seeing condom wrappers hidden in the garbage can. When I found them I told my wife and her and I went up to his room and he admitted to doing it. So I called his girlfriends parents and they agreed to do the same punishments for her Here is a list of them No laptop ( we burned both of theirs ) No going to youth group ever again No eating out No ps4, Wii u, Xbox one, or 3ds ( we actually smashed both of theirs today ) No having fun this summer No TV ( we sold theirs ) No sweets No soda No social media until 18 He is allowed his iPhone but I setup a thing with Verizon so he has no data and he can only call me my wife and my daughter and older son( and if I catch him trying to hack the parental control I shoot his phone ) Not allowed to see girls ( not allowed to see boys for his gf ). No bedroom door No covers No mattress (they will use sleeping bags ) No furniture in room No allowance No books He is allowed to come with us to Florida for vacation next week but for the long drive he's not allowed his phone or anything fun to do ( we live in NY so it's about 20 hours. For the trip he is allowed any food and pop. 2 weeks of fun except no phone ( for that 2 weeks I will just add extra time to his punishment ) Is this appropriate or am I to harsh?
Is my 13 year old brother bi/gay?
I borrowed my brothers iPad and of course being the bossy sister I am , I went through his pictures. I was shocked that he had several screenshots of naked guys. He goes to school in DC and his principal is openly gay and they even have a gender neutral bathroom and everything. We have a great relationship and I just wanted him to know whatever way he is i love him no matter what. He said that he was curious because his school promotes gay so much and wanted to see what it was all about and he's never acted on anything with a guy and he's sure he's straight. However, I asked him how long has this been going on he said 2 months and I asked when had it stopped he said last week. Also if he was just curious why did he have to save the pictures? I never got any gay vibes before this, my ex boyfriend turned out to be gay and i saw all the signs before he told me so I'm usually pretty good at picking it up, I was extremely shocked when I caught my brother because he talks about girls so much, not sure if it was just a cover up.