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by tresni 3767 days ago
I have kids, 4 of them actually and I must say I agree with the author. The problem with the Kiddle approach is that it doesn't help kids when they need it. Additionally, telling them it's a "bad word" doesn't encourage them to talk to their parents about it, but may have the exact opposite effect.

A better approach would be curated results for these terms vs no results. Or maybe a banner that says "This is a great topic to talk to your parents about." Who knows, may actually work. Probably not thought...

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I have kids as well, 3 of them actually.

I appreciated your response. I get the idea of the "better approach" and I liked that you admitted on the front side that .." who knows, may actually work. Probably not though...".

I don't think that's what the author had in mind ("talk to your parents"). That wouldn't be that bad.

What's scary is when adults outsource their parenting role.