9 year old inappropriate internet searching

[alaskagrown]

LOL, when I was little and before Internet was really super mainstream I looked up penis in the encyclopedia!!! I was probably in the 2nd grade or so...all I had was a sister, I was just curious as to what they looked like!

Also at age 10 or 11, my girlfriends and I curiously looked up porn one time on the computer. We were SOOO curious! It grossed us out, haha!

 

[deafgal]

Is that easy to do on an ipod touch?
thanks girls - i'll look into that

yes, if you have an wireless router with no encryption (or no password) , you can surf the Internet with your ipod touch. we have one.

you need to look into parental control for your ipod touch and any other electronic devices that can connect to the internet. Even nintendo DS/DSi, wii can do this. if it have a "WiFi" symbol or something, it mean it can connect to the internet.

another thing is that your child can run a LIVE operating system (CD or memory) disk to connect the internet on your computer or laptop even if your computer is password protected (the only way to stop this, I think, is create a password in BIOS but that very risky).

 

[deafgal]

I think it's crucial, if you are going to allow internet access when they are alone, to have some kind of parental control on. If it's not possible with the itouch and he must have a laptop, I would get something else.

I think what he's searching is to be expected if he's got free reign on the web. I would be more concerned about other places he could stumble to that might get him in trouble over the coming years. The internet is a very dangerous place in the wrong hands.

there are couple people who got arrested for child porns on their computer. they claim they had nothing to do with it. I believe it came from a virus. So I think you would rather your kids look up boobies in books or encyclopedia than on the web because it can get you in trouble.

btw, https://www1.k9webprotection.com/ is a good site or microsoft live family is too.

 

[Ribbleroo]

Just in case you are a Mac user K9 Web Protection works on Mac too (it's free)

I believe that controlling the amount of time kids spend online is as important. Bored kids tend to get up to mischief. Safe Eyes is one of the best Internet time control app for Mac along with Net Nanny.

 

[Mamof1]

My son is 11 in afew weeks, from being around 8 I always caught him giggling away at the page 3 in the Sun. I think its just normal boy curiosity

 

[angiepie]

Sounds like something I would've done at that age. It sounds to me like he's just curious. The issue is probably not that he's searching that, it's that he's got unlimited/unmonitored access on his iTouch. Bored, curious kids are bound to end up doing it. It's the modern equivalent of us looking up sex in the dictionary. I'd talk to him and your OH [OH first, of course]. Present a united front on whatever you decide. Good luck!

 

[sleepinbeauty]

His friends were probably talking about boobs. It's normal, I think. I know I was starting to explore my own body around that age. Hormones. Eek!

 

[17thy]

I did this at his age....although more in depth and for a different reason... I believe that kids are prone to be curious about those kinds of things. But I do agree that at this age his internet access should have some sort of parental control, he's 9, not 16 lol.

 

[besttoys]

i wouldnt bring it up either but maybe just put a net nanny thing on

i agree on this it is better this way