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Originally Posted by casstony
A big part of the package is providing the kids with healthy alternatives (Tae Kwon Do, swimming, team sport, singing, playing musical instruments, socialising with other families and their kids, etc) and shared family time playing board games, gardening, watching TV together, etc, and especially having the evening meal together.
There's always an element of luck in successfully raising kids but there's a lot parent's can do to avoid problems, including internet related problems.
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I second that. I always kept both mine very busy with sports and outdoor activities. A lot of kids these days, maybe more teens I reckon, spend a hell lot more time in front of a PC or online than they should. Family tight and knowing what they're at and involving them is also the way to go, so they don't get bored and get up to no good.
The problem with online socialising is the lack of identity and responsibility. That in turn opens a whole new bag of troubling behaviours. It's just the nature of the medium that allows some individuals to get away with murder sort of speak.
At my kids schools some kids email or MSN each other 'hate' mails. In the old days it would have been a couple of slaps in the courtyard. The internet changed that.