[Ammi]

..I don’t know Zee..maybe it’s something that some parents ‘put off’ thinking about, feeling that it won’t apply until their children are a bit older..maybe like the old ‘birds and bees’ talk that some parents would put off...I don’t think I ever had that but my brothers did lol..my dad took them to the car wash, each individually of course...I’m not sure what the relevance of washing his car was but it seemed to be the designated place....but it is quite alarming that a lot of parents just don’t show any interest at all, I’m sure they are interested and very concerned for their children but ‘taboo’ was never the answer to anything..educating is...you wouldn’t believe how many of these informative evenings we’ve had to cancel....

..I do think there is a difference and a line between ‘controlling’ your children and needing to know everything which is personal to them and showing an interest in everything they do, which I do think you need to, to reassure yourself that they’re as safe in any environment that they can be and also to help them to be cautious in everything...

..I don’t think it’s about telling a parent that they’re doing a rubbish job, most parents do a great job and try their hardest to be the best parents they can be but they don’t all have enough knowledge about the internet and as I say, it’sw about educating themselves to ensure they’re advising their children and also putting blocks on certain things when it’s appropriate with age etc....

..but what you have to remember though Zee is that your parents, any parents are ‘people’ before they’re parents and have gone through everything you have gone through and know exactly how young people feel..that’s not to say that they’re children will be carbon copies of them and that’s something they have to make allowances for and also ‘changing times’ and technology that’s available..but other than the technology bit, honestly nothing has changed and I do think that parents, interested parents are in a very good position to pass on information of their experiences to their children..as they also are of learning from their children as well....