>”Speak thee little, listen much”.
When it comes to my kids, it’s the tenet I live by.
Want to know what your kids are doing? Listen! They will tell you what’s going on in their lives. I must warn you though, if you’re prone to freaking out whenever they tell you something that you find “shocking”, they’ll be less inclined share in the future.
We taught our kids how to behave in other people’s homes, in public places,in the classroom, etc. Behaving online should be no different. It needs to be made clear that they are expected to behave just as respectfully online as they would in the real World or lose the privilege.
Yes, they are still “children”, but children who are rapidly approaching young adulthood and struggling to achieve independence. You don’t want to be merely spectators in that process, but a guiding presence.
By the way, the quote is from the “Wiccan Rede”.
Tracy ~ The UnOfficial Witch of Ridgewood
