CONCERN OVER YOUTUBE DRINKING SHOW
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wETsE1_kq3w
That is a link to videos posted by the "Lord of the Lash".
I found my 15 year old watching these videos and I was very concerned that the man was advising young people how to get drunk (my point is illustrated further in the second video). Should a 19 year old man be advising people how to get drunk in this way, and is it normal to feel concerned about these videos on youtube??
P.S if you have a youtube account please let this person know what a spineless and irresponsible fool he is.
But as parents, we do have the tools to put an end to this. I grew up in an era in which there were no personal computers; somehow, we managed to survive. I've come to realize it's pretty much an all or nothing when it comes to TV, music, and computers for the kids. The blocks aren't at all helpful because they limit kids so much that they can't even access sites that I would normally approve of. You can monitor their viewing/listening, but then you wind up having very little spare time of your own.
No, I'd just pull the plug, at least once in a while. Maybe have a family night together, encourage them to get some exercise, etc. The biggest problem I'm seeing these days with kids and the computer viewing is that they spend so much time on their asses IM'ing friends and posting blogs that they're all getting fat from lack of activity. I'm really more worried about them getting blocked arteries than I am about them getting drunk!