[Ammi]

...I've read through most of this thread and I think most things have been said already..just to touch on something that Dezzy said though...one thing I personally find quite alarming is that at my school we frequently have E-Safety talks for parents and several have been cancelled because out of a roll of almost 200 parents, there has been very little interest in anyone attending or learning how to keep their children safe on the internet..I think the last one, we had around 6 parents attend..?..really quite staggering as we now have children up to 12yrs old so it's very relevant indeed...so yeah, it is easy to come to the conclusion that not all parents are prepared to parent their children themselves....

..also, hmmmm..I read Zee's 'scenario' of two teenage chidren living at home with parents..mine are a little older than teenagers but on and off both live here sometimes and I would never put them in a position where they had to 'declare' anything to me...I'm not stupid, they're young people and will want access to certain things that I don't..I don't think all parents (and hopefully the majority..) will expect their older responsible children to 'declare' anything..I shouldn't have to opt in to anything and totally resent it or the idea of being 'monitered' in any way...