• tabular@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    That depends on the parent, doesn’t it? A tool in the wrong hands does the devils work.

    Devil’s advocate, does a good parent need this? Honest conversation could automate who the rules apply to.

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      6 hours ago

      Does a good parent place restrictions on what their child can and can’t do? Yes. The thing about bad parents is that they are notoriously irresponsible. They would be the least likely to utilize such a feature.

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        4 hours ago

        Using software one doesn’t understand to protect their child looks like a peak of irresponsibility to me.

        Understanding any software to trying restrict a child seems a sub-optimal way to teach children the computer skills to circumvent it and promotes them to hide their mistakes from you?

    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works
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      11 hours ago

      honest conversation will not supervise the kid while you are away, and we are not living in a fairy tale where kids just magically behave.

      except if you can be a stay at home parent to do this manually.

      • tabular@lemmy.world
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        4 hours ago

        I expect everyone to make mistakes. Is it better to encourage the child to talk about it rather than hide it when they outsmart a lazy child lock?