Some time ago I visited my friend's house. We talked about many things because we had not seen each other for a long time. Besides us telling stories, he accompanied his son, who was already a teenager. His son is playing games on his cell phone and I got a glimpse of what games he played and he seems to be playing games he shouldn't be playing.
Then I asked my best friend how she watched her grown children. He replied that his children were able to choose what was good and bad for them and he just needed to say that playing games are okay as long as he doesn't lose track of time.
Then I asked again if the kids installed games they weren't supposed to play (but I didn't say the kids were playing those games). She replied that she sometimes checks her children's cell phones and asks what they are playing and that a parent should ask their child.
From here, I then asked myself, is that what we should do for our children, giving them the freedom to install whatever they want. Then there is another thing that sticks in my mind: if they want to buy something in the game because this type of game allows players to get rare items at low prices. They can ask for the money from their parents to buy that item.
Then, I also thought if this could cause symptoms of addiction to continue playing the game and later it could be accidentally, they see adult content such as pornography or gambling or others easily. The role of parents who give freedom to their children in using cellphones does not seem to be felt by those who are starting to grow up. I see that a teenager has started to be equipped with a smartphone.
What do you think about the situation above? Do you have any such situations like me before?
This is something to take it seriously, growing children are curious and all. We should be aware of what they are searching online, as much as possible you could put boundaries for them not to go out of control. I let my 2 year old watch on Youtube kids however it has parental controls. I blocked what seems to be influencing my kid bad attitude such as pushing other kids, shouting to parents and the likes. You just have to put barrier with this kind of contents, as later on you will be having problems with that. Same in letting them play, you should check what they are playing, is good or bad at the point they say mean words. It is our duty to protect them, as they are still fragile and prone to bad things in the society. Also if you need to punish them do it without harming them, like conditioning them not to give them what they like in order for them to be disciplined.
