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Well said. Some parents don’t care, and some are so busy proving to everybody that they’re not being “extreme” and that they’re “with it” and so they basically hand their kids a free pass to the biggest filth on earth. Shame on them.
Having said that, it’s important to find a way to make technology available in a kosher way. It doesn’t work otherwise, and in the battle of technology advances vs. the bans put up by the frum communities, teachnology WILL win. So every parent must find a way to make it work without compromising their children’t ruchniyus.
And BTW- those things that must be banned totally (social networking sites, phones and electronics that don’t accept filters)must be spoken about. You can’t just ban it without an explanation. It makes kids (especailly teens)too curious! Most teens who get into this kind of trouble, weren’t looking for trouble, they were simply curious to see what all the hock against it was about. Explaining the spiritual/physical dangers involved can help-especially if you’re dealing with a sechel’dige kid.