ummmm, I never thought I would ask this question but I know some members here will have some good insight here.
my daughter is turning 10 in a few weeks and I am considering to get her her own PC. If this was all up to me she would have had her own at the age of 6 as I did (however mine was the size of a room) but times have changed and the internet and games are not what they were when we young. I guess my biggest concern is opening yet another door into the privacy of my home and the safety of my kids. My wifes cousin's kids have had PC's since a very young age and they (they are really good kids) seem to be a little exposed to stuff that I don't feel comfortable exposing my kids to at this age, but on the positive side they are also miles ahead of any other kids as far as technical skills. I may be overthinking this as all my kids have ipads and other devices connected 24/7 but I am controlling the content and I fear that I would drive myself nuts trying to control her PC. I don't want her / my other kids to be behind when it comes to technology but I also don't want to expose them to what is out there.
There is one additional catch, my 10 yr old has mild Asperger's and that just complicates things even more as she is brilliant academically but honestly socially she is still 5 or 6.
my daughter is turning 10 in a few weeks and I am considering to get her her own PC. If this was all up to me she would have had her own at the age of 6 as I did (however mine was the size of a room) but times have changed and the internet and games are not what they were when we young. I guess my biggest concern is opening yet another door into the privacy of my home and the safety of my kids. My wifes cousin's kids have had PC's since a very young age and they (they are really good kids) seem to be a little exposed to stuff that I don't feel comfortable exposing my kids to at this age, but on the positive side they are also miles ahead of any other kids as far as technical skills. I may be overthinking this as all my kids have ipads and other devices connected 24/7 but I am controlling the content and I fear that I would drive myself nuts trying to control her PC. I don't want her / my other kids to be behind when it comes to technology but I also don't want to expose them to what is out there.
There is one additional catch, my 10 yr old has mild Asperger's and that just complicates things even more as she is brilliant academically but honestly socially she is still 5 or 6.