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Auditing Your Kid’s Online Activities
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##### <center>In this modern age, there is so much to be wary of. Honestly, I don’t believe it was much different back in the day when it comes to safety. Nowadays, the information floating around is just more freely available, making the 'Real World' appear scarier.</center>
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The world can be a scary place. There are a ton of people out there with ill intentions, and with the reality of an ***open world*** where anyone can gain access to pretty much anything, it’s important to ***audit*** our kid’s online activities. This goes far beyond the debate of, “You’re infringing on my privacy.” It’s not about that at all. It’s about looking out for their mental and physical well-being.

I remember when my son was about 8 years old. He loved watching YouTube videos and most of the content he consumed was rather informational. He’d come and tell me all about his new discoveries, whether it was related to a dinosaur covered in feathers, or a Sperm whale eating giant squid at unbelievable depth, he was an informational sponge.

As responsible parents, we occasionally ***audited***  his online activities, and always kept a wary ear out to ensure it was not absolute hogwash, or worse, just plain creepy content he was consuming. 

From a young age, we told him about ***bad*** people in the world and specifically warned him about the internet. I do believe he’s quite ***streetsmart*** when it comes to that sphere, and he even questioned me about some of my PSN (PlayStation Network) friends.

When it comes to my daughter, on the other hand, she doesn’t seem to have that same weary finesse he does. As another YouTube lover, and being 5 years younger than her brother, the content blaring out over the TV or cellphone has me raising my eyebrows at times. Some of it is just plain ridiculous, while others aren’t suitable for her age group. Sure, I can toggle away at some parental settings, however, if I’m aware of what she’s consuming and believe I can control it, I’m not about to bubble wrap my child. The earlier they learn the realities of this world, the better.

With some intervention and moderation, the stream she’s receiving has vastly improved.

What is critical, is awareness. A few years ago, my son started ***hiding*** what he was searching for. We immediately noticed this change in behavior, and, during our ***audit***, found some odd content searches.

**- 	Nakid girls (spelled as per search)**
**- 	Nakid scool girls (OMG!)**
**- 	Kissing**
**- 	Justin Bieber kissing a manequin (LOL)**

My wife and I had a quick discussion about this, and I immediately had a chat with him about the birds and the bees. I wasn’t going to allow the internet to teach him, haha. The conversation went down without a hitch, and he stopped those searches. As it happened, someone at school piqued his curiosity, which led to to it all. I did a post in 2017 about [When is the best time to teach your kids about SEX]( https://peakd.com/education/@therneau/when-is-the-best-time-to-teach-your-kids-about-sex) that mentioned those points.

At the end of the day, ***auditing*** and awareness is not only your friend but a safety net for your kids. Sure, you can limit their consumption by adding certain parental controls, and I’m sure many parents do this. For us, our home is small enough to see and hear everything that’s going on, so we’re quite happy with our methods of intervention.
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##### Have your kids been involved with some online activity that made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up?
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@beststart ·
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You are absolutely correct @therneau. It is the parents that need to take responsibility for what our kids are watching.Unfortunately there are a lot of parents who do not monitor it.
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@therneau ·
I agree and that is just plain irresponsible. The Internet is a wonderful space, but can equally be a terrible influence on information, to the point of becoming physically dangerous.

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@beststart ·
I have often described the internet as a big metropolitan city. There are awesome places to visit but there are also parts of town that you have no business visiting.
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@btcsam ·
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Great article, I think your approach is reasonable. You never know what kids might discover on the internet. There are just to many weird and dangerous people out there and the internet made it easier to hurt you or your loved ones. So it's smart to be careful especially when your kids are involved who probably won't know the danger.

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@therneau ·
I'm glad you enjoyed the article 😊

For sure! We need to be wary in this strange, yet wonderful world. My son is okay. It's my daughter that we're still keeping a closer eye on, but she'll get there too.

Thanks for popping around!
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@casimirio ·
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We haven't yet decided to have a baby with my wife, but I really enjoy and sponge every bit of info young parents share! That's a good one, thanks.
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@therneau ·
Great! I'm glad it was useful. On a different note, if we knew how expensive it is to raise kids in our country, we would likely only have had one. I'll never change our current situation for the world, but raising two kids here, is sooo pricey. That's a thought for another day though 😅
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@clairemobey ·
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Oh my word. This is so relatable! @ZakLudick! 
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@therneau ·
It is, right! Ha, but 'em kids know that we're hanging around like cats, ready to pounce on their poor, unsuspecting browsing history.
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@clairemobey ·
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 brilliant analogy!
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@rcaine ·
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Luckily, my kids are grown and gone. I never had to worry about the internet. I sure would today if I had kids. Thanks for sharing your post on ListNerds.
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@therneau ·
It does add an extra layer of things to be concerned about being a parent 😅 I believe as long as we're weary and keep an eye out, it's okay.

We love ListNerds!

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