To check your child's phone?

[sadie3]

Is it wrong or good parenting?

Where did I say you called me a bad parent? I used a turn of phrase to reply to your comment.

I am most certainly not ignorant but if you are basing your whole argument on whether its a sexist sport on a couple of articles rather than actually learning about everything involved in it and watching it a few times then you are.

Stuff the millions they raise for charity, never mind the fact they are campaigning in schools across the world to stop bullying, never mind the fact they educate young people about sport in a fun manner, don't worry about them all encouraging kids to stick in at school and get a good education...they have been a bit sexist because...(insert tiresome reason in here)...so its all bad.

Bit surprised at this after yesterdays thread by agentzigzag

Dont know if its good parenting but its reasonable to do so imo and I am conscious I need to be more naggy/ sound like I'm on the case with their technology stuff

Assumption is the mother of all fuck up.

I didn't assume anything, thats why I used the word IF

There's plenty of assumptions; that I am unaware of various aspects of the wrestling world, that those aspects objectively cancel out sexism, that what I am arguing here is that it is "a sexist sport", that I'm calling you a bad parent, that I'm saying all aspects of wrestling are bad, that I called you ignorant.

What I said was that I would not let a 10yo have unrestricted access to the Internet by giving them an iPhone. That checking up I felt was too late etc that if my 10yo was watching wrestling unsupervised I would want to make sure they had a good understanding of the issues around violence and sexism.

The comment "ignorance is bliss" is in response to "I'm not even going to open that link".

It appears Betty isn't bothered by the objectification but I am, which is fine. It appears you are not bothered by the sexism because you feel it is cancelled out by other things. I disagree. I've explained why I am. That's all, no calling people bad parents there so why bring it up? What I wanted to know were the reasons why you feel it is fine because I'm interested in the different opinion.

I don't feel its sexist at all, not that its sexist and the good things cancel it out.

As for the rest of it I think you need to look over the posts again, you seem to be seeing what you want to see.

I did just click on the link and saw your complaints are from 2010 for a start aside from that its very one sided, the womens outfits are getting smaller, well so are the mens. The women behind the scenes are being treated awfully, true, in some cases, but then so are the men. The extreme makeovers match was sexist? it was stupid and ridiculous but fitted in with those particular wrestlers characters they wouldn't have had Karma, for example, in a match like that, the girls in that match were playing a part. Then it goes on about TNA which is different from WWE and I don't let my DS watch it as its full of swearing.

I do, however agree about unrestricted access, thats why I have the maximum parental controls on everything and have educated and continue to educate about online safety as well as very close supervision.

Christ I'm glad my mum never checked my phone.

MIssy and Rip - thanks!!!!

Offred - I am not even going to comment anymore so agree to disagree!

Missymoomoomee, would your DC be interested in having a friend who is completely into WWE. My son is obsessed with it and has been for some time but doesn't know anyone else who is. He is not a Cena fan, however, he is a Punk and Edge fan.

If you're paying the bill, you should be checking it.

If they're earning their own money to pay the bill, then maybe it's none of your business.

That said, so long as they're a minor living under your roof, if you ever suspect there is something you need to check out, then you check it out. There's a reason they're still a minor and living with you. They're not ready for full autonomy, yet.

Ds1 is 13 and until xmas he had a very basic phone but for Xmas he got Samsung Galaxy range one, its on a contract and set so he cannot go over the allowance. We also downloaded internet controls etc and we check it periodically.

Ds2 is 10 and will get a basic phoine for going to high school in sept.

We have a PC and tablet etc but they are kept downstairs and WiFi access is controlled by dp and myself.

They are pretty good tho at self limiting time on pc/xbox etc and we have and still do talk to them about what is appropriate or not on the internet.

After 15, no way unless you have serious fears for their life or health.

Wonderful username Offred

missy what is the name of the program that sends you the emails about searches, please? Very interested in this for my ds. Thanks!

Just FYI to those that wouldn't check a 15yr olds phone

I confiscated a phone off a 15 yr just last week for showing porn to his friends.

I'm all for privacy but I am for child protection more.

Oh and check the pictures section of the phone just because your child is not 16 doesn't mean that they can't be on a register for having child porn on their phone.