Home alone

[sky12_]

jedamum:

insider:

Discussing this for the fun of it.

It will be much cheaper to just install CCTV at home - but then again, will the kid question that the act of installing CCTV is like you are not trusting them to act responsibly?

I am a student myself and I have been quite responsible when I am at home alone these few years, I can say without any signs of guilty. However, I will feel somehow angry if my parents install cctv to watch on me at home. I believe that most of my classmates and I will want to have some privacy, even though we are not doing anything stupid or foolish at home. The privacy sort of makes me trust my parents that they will respect me in whatever I do. Of course, they install cctv to be safe, but imagine...
After a few months or years thinking that your parents trust you enough,you find out that they had installed cctv at home to watch on you.
How will you feel?
For me, I will feel betrayed( in a sense, not literally.)

[Zann]

sky12_:

jedamum:

[quote=\"insider\"]
Discussing this for the fun of it.

It will be much cheaper to just install CCTV at home - but then again, will the kid question that the act of installing CCTV is like you are not trusting them to act responsibly?

I am a student myself and I have been quite responsible when I am at home alone these few years, I can say without any signs of guilty. However, I will feel somehow angry if my parents install cctv to watch on me at home. I believe that most of my classmates and I will want to have some privacy, even though we are not doing anything stupid or foolish at home. The privacy sort of makes me trust my parents that they will respect me in whatever I do. Of course, they install cctv to be safe, but imagine...
After a few months or years thinking that your parents trust you enough,you find out that they had installed cctv at home to watch on you.
How will you feel?
For me, I will feel betrayed( in a sense, not literally.)[/quote]How about from the security point of view. I remember a news recently about this young guy having a CCTV at home and he make it a point to check his home every day when at work. One day, to his horror, when he is viewing his home, he saw a thief break into and searching through his home. If a child is left alone at home same security measure is needed, don't you think so? don't CCTV is there to install at your room to watch the child's privacy.

[peh-boo]

kids alone at home are dangerous - exposed to all kinds of dangerous temptations.

nowsday with easy access to internet u never know what he/she is looking at - ya we’re talking about porn sites.
and when u got a ‘big’ boy or girl alone at home…the risk is even much higher.

[Zann]

peh-boo:

when u got a 'big' boy or girl alone at home...the risk is even much higher.

Care to share more ... ?

Are internet parental control, CCTV sufficient to ensure their safety? Anymore techonology of good use ? For any kids below 10 , not advisable to be homealone

[snowman.022851697]

peh-boo:

kids alone at home are dangerous - exposed to all kinds of dangerous temptations.

nowsday with easy access to internet u never know what he/she is looking at - ya we're talking about porn sites.
and when u got a 'big' boy or girl alone at home...the risk is even much higher.

Here's what I want to say and I'll be honest and candid about it.

\"Kids alone are dangerous?\"

How? Is there any supporting evidence?

The behaviour of a child is determined by his surroundings. At birth, every child is smart. It is whether he realises that gift in him that will determine his future. If you trust your child, why bother installing a cctv? Or from a security point of view, install it at the door area? If you install a cctv for the sole purpose of monitoring your child, you probably don't trust him/her. Of course, you can argue that first impressions don't count, but if you really believe in your child, you won't think about that.

I believe internet control is not of any use. many parents say that kids these days are getting smarter. In what way? In 'overriding' parental control. Reason? Not enough education at young age. By installing parental control to block porn sites but not telling them why, it's like telling them \"you're not allowed to access this site cos you're not.\"

I wish I could say more but for some reason I cannot explain. I believe there is no way to know everything your child is doing. If he/she is smart enough, and offended enough, sooner or later they'll get around the system. That's why I believe in educating them from young, not set up s bunch of roadblocks and filters as they grow. Of course, I don't think that it's WRONG to install parental control / cctv. It's really a matter of trust and education, and again, everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

JM2C.