[surgical_fire]

This is something I am conflicted about as a parent.

My daughter is still a baby, so the problem is still a few years away. But I don't know how to best handle it.

In some ways, I see social media as more poisonous to the brain than alcohol or tobacco. So, forbidding - or heavily limiting - internet access sounds like a plan.

On the other hand, part of me being a parent is teaching her how to navigate the world. And part of that, wether I like or not, is using the internet. Having contact with the communication tools that exist.

The world is full of sons of bitches. If I don't teach her how to deal with that, I would be raising an idiot.

Still, a problem for the future me to ponder over.

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You don't teach your child to deal with alcohol by telling it to try it out.

[techjamie]

My parents did exactly that, but not in a large quantity. Gave me a sip of a really crappy beer when I was young and basically told me it all tasted like that.

Did a pretty good job of not tempting me to try it very much.