[In the Drunk Tank]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I can't wait for you two to become parents in your ideal word where a parental control button shields kids from all manner of nasties..unfortunately it is not the case, kids go on sleepovers, they go to school, they go to clubs, they cannot be supervised 24 hours a day no matter how easy you think that is and given they nearly all have a smart phone now its practically impossible unless you are advocating that smart phone use is for over 18s only.

I agree. Maybe 8 years old is young enough to supervise but to expect parents to be able to control what 11/12/13/14 year olds look at online at all times at all places is unrealistic. Also worth remembering that a lot of kids are much more tech savvy than their parents and are able to view things and bypass safeguards with an ease that the parents would never think possible.