<![CDATA[Where do you place your child's computer?]]>I thought the following is good advice by http://www.netfamilynews.org/nl040220.html:


The computers kids use should be in high-traffic areas of the house

\"There are two reasons for this rule,\" Bob writes: \"One, the parent is able to supervise the child's online activities nearby, and two, every time a parent walks by the connected PC a child is reminded to follow the family rules about surfing the Net safely. Incidentally, when you walk by the computer, stop and ask questions. What Web site are you on? Who are you talking to on IM [instant- messaging], and how do you know that person? Has anyone typed a message to you that makes you feel bad or uncomfortable? Questions like that. This shows the child that you're interested and care about her. It also alerts the child that you are watching closely. Have I said this before?: There is no substitute to parental supervision.

\"I investigated a case regarding a 5th-grader who was receiving unwanted, harassing email. The suspect was a classmate. After confirming the screenname and subscriber information with the 5th-grader's Internet service provider by subpoena, I went to the house to confront the sender. The parent assured me that her child was not the sender. Someone else must be using the child's screenname and password. The parent's explanation was that the child does his homework in his bedroom on a laptop, and cable access wasn't available in that room. Upon speaking with the child, the officer determined that, without the parents' knowledge, the child had removed the telephone cord from the phone and connected his laptop using dial-up service.

\"Let's keep that computer in a common area!!\"

Where do you keep your kids' computer?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/69/where-do-you-place-your-child-s-computerRSS for NodeWed, 06 May 2026 00:16:09 GMTThu, 20 Dec 2007 05:25:42 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:31:37 GMT]]>Instead of visually monitor what and where our DD and DS surf, a more efficient way is to look at the history cache in the browser.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/384682https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/384682Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:31:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:42:24 GMT]]>The iMac's in the living room, in full view of everyone. It's useful there because the younger kids can access it for their animated stories. 😄


Also, having the desktop in the living room means that no. 1 won't have the chance to surf after his bedtime. I'm better able to monitor that he's in his bedroom sleeping, rather than accessing the computer after everyone's asleep.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/367585https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/367585Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:42:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:55:06 GMT]]>my son's computer is in the living room too.. and he usually gets about one hour of usage a day. try not to let it be too much, haha 😃 recently the MDA cyber wellness was at his school (2 days ago, actually) ... cyber wellness campaign was launched last week. the bus is like a mobile classroom: i went to have a look! kiosks with games and computer screens.


so for the past 2 nights we've been reading through the http://cyberwellness.org.sg together, especially the section on resources, which we both felt was very helpful and interesting. tips on gaming addiction, cyber bullying, copyright, privacy. he even tried playing some of the games 😃

it's a good resource, just thought i'd share 😃 very excited by this campaign, because it was just what i was worrying about recently, what with kids spending so much time online now ... 😃

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/367531https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/367531Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:55:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:47:42 GMT]]>

itsjustme:
My 2 children share a computer that I put in the living hall. DD is going to be sec 2 nx year and I am thinking of buying one for her to be put at her room.


As much as we parents knows about what lurks in the cyber space, but I am thinking that perhaps it might be time for my girl to have some privacy and not get distracted when she does her hw with the PC.

My darling do agree with me, and we are looking into some form of PC control such as monitoring web activities for at least afew years still. She is now in a age where we parents starts to worry.
Monitoring web activity has its limitations - even innocent sites like FACEBOOK has risks. Kids these days accept anyone to be their friends inorder to boost their friends list and also help them in their FB games. Youtube has lots of videos with vulagrity and bad messages. Also web browser has functions that allow \"private browsing\" which will not leave any traces of the sites surfed.

Indeed, its a difficult task for us parents to balance.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/363226https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/363226Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:47:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:36:39 GMT]]>My 2 children share a computer that I put in the living hall. DD is going to be sec 2 nx year and I am thinking of buying one for her to be put at her room.


As much as we parents knows about what lurks in the cyber space, but I am thinking that perhaps it might be time for my girl to have some privacy and not get distracted when she does her hw with the PC.

My darling do agree with me, and we are looking into some form of PC control such as monitoring web activities for at least afew years still… She is now in a age where we parents starts to worry.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/315342https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/315342Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:36:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:12:15 GMT]]>Wow thanks for sharing. Interesting

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/239772https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/239772Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:12:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:49:50 GMT]]>From the ST today - Ignorant of what kids do online


http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_550531.html

A SURVEY has revealed that 73 per cent of Singapore children encountered negative experience online.

This resulted in them feeling angry, annoyed, fearful, disgusted and shocked, among other things.

The Norton Online Family Report 2010, which involved 101 children aged 10 to 17 and 102 parents of children aged 10 to 17, was conducted in April this year.

The survey also showed that stranger danger is a real threat to children online.

About 26 per cent of the children surveyed said they have someone they didn't know try to meet them in the real world.

And only 11 per cent of parents were aware of this.

This also illustrates the gap between what children do online, and parents' awareness of their online activities.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/214105https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/214105Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:49:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:58:14 GMT]]>

phankao:
sleepy:

They using mine, located in the study room. They aren't suppose to surf the net, only to use the computer for school assignments on lead.com

If there's any research required, I will assist them to google for the topic

We only have laptops in the house now. So they all share. Whoever is using it can bring it anywhere in the house, depending on convenience (eg. someone having tuition in dining room, then cannot be using computer there, right? So have to shift to balcony or to the room).

Yeah.. I think laptops are getting more common now, as it is getting cheaper and mobile is quite useful. So, I think it will be quite difficult to control where to put the computer/laptop. And it is also not possible to keep kids away from computer.
My 18 months DD will come to touch the keyboard, scroll mouse whenever I use computer.
Computer is like magnet will attract them to it.

I think it is best to understand what they use the computer for and guide them.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/170497https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/170497Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:58:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:30:49 GMT]]>

phankao:
sleepy:

They using mine, located in the study room. They aren't suppose to surf the net, only to use the computer for school assignments on lead.com

If there's any research required, I will assist them to google for the topic

We only have laptops in the house now. So they all share. Whoever is using it can bring it anywhere in the house, depending on convenience (eg. someone having tuition in dining room, then cannot be using computer there, right? So have to shift to balcony or to the room).

Mine is a laptop but not very mobile because I've external speaker, external LCD screen, external keyboard, blah blah blah all hooked up. Literally stuck like a desktop :lol:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/167024https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/167024Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:30:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:26:27 GMT]]>

sleepy:
They using mine, located in the study room. They aren't suppose to surf the net, only to use the computer for school assignments on lead.com

If there's any research required, I will assist them to google for the topic
We only have laptops in the house now. So they all share. Whoever is using it can bring it anywhere in the house, depending on convenience (eg. someone having tuition in dining room, then cannot be using computer there, right? So have to shift to balcony or to the room).

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/167022https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/167022Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:26:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:23:15 GMT]]>They using mine, located in the study room. They aren’t suppose to surf the net, only to use the computer for school assignments on lead.com

If there’s any research required, I will assist them to google for the topic

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/167020https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/167020Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:23:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:26:35 GMT]]>I put in the living room 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/167006https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/167006Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:26:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:06:09 GMT]]>Somewhere where you, or any adult, can keep checking what the child is doing, without the child knowing. Perhaps face the computer to the wall, with the screen facing the dining table, or living room.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/166999https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/166999Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:06:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:30:38 GMT]]>I put the computer in the study, but the screen is big and it faces the door, so I can actually see which website he is on even from the living room.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/122255https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/122255Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:30:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:22:56 GMT]]>i personally think that best not to have computers in kid’s bedroom. the dangers of the world of online chats with strangers and surfing of dangerous sites out of parent’s eyes are very real.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/103539https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/103539Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:22:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:00:19 GMT]]>My house not so big so no choice, 1 of the computer is in the my eldest girl room.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/103488https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/103488Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:00:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:24:30 GMT]]>We have 3 computers - all in the living room. Ease of supervision and family interaction is not sacrificed while we are on the computers. 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/103447https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/103447Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:24:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:40:57 GMT]]>its always back to the 2 different views of education and growing-up.


fear of capital punishment versus a society of freedom… there is no end to such debate, each parent chooses the system that they-as-parents believe-in.

one believes in degrees-of-control, the other believes in freedom with responsibility… parents set the pace… both have merits as well as down-sides… see which you believe in lor…

singapore-style or sweden-style etc etc…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/8363https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/8363Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:40:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:31:06 GMT]]>I placed my husband's computer in the living room....;)

...actually we only have one computer. 😛

And even if the kids need for future usage, we should be placing it in the living room so that if the kids want to access to games, at least they are not tucked away at some 'forgotten' room to immerse in the world of games.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/8361https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/8361Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:31:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:22:46 GMT]]>Erm, would a high traffic place also pose distraction to their work?


I guess it depends on their ages too. If they are young, we should ensure supervision. There will be a time we have to trust them to do the right things.

My kids who are in P5/P6 have their computers in their room and I spot check them once in a while. They were taught somewhat about cybersecurity and privacy in school. My wife and I had also stressed to them the importance of security awareness. They gave me their assurance that they will be careful and I had in fact impersonate a stranger to test them on the Internet before. 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/8332https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/8332Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:22:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:47:20 GMT]]>until my kids REALLY needs to use the computer for homework, the computer is off-limits.


but yes… it makes sense to keep it in high traffic areas…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/8324https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/8324Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:47:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where do you place your child's computer? on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:41:40 GMT]]>Hmmm…I place my kid computer…in my computer!


Actually, we are all using the same computer but different profile.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/263https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/263Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:41:40 GMT