The Internet threatens children’s health
It has once again been proven that so many people these days really don’t know what’s bad for children. In a survey from March of this year, adult Americans rated 17 different health concerns for children. It seems to contain valid issues - until you reach number 7 on the list, “Internet Safety.” This “health issue” is apparently a bigger problem than school violence, sexual infections, abuse and neglect, depression, suicide, food contamination, childhood cancer, and others.
Seriously? It’s arguable that the internet should even be considered a health issue, and when it ranks as number seven over many much more troubling problems, something is wrong. Keeping children safe on the internet is as simple as not letting them chat with random strangers, blocking certain sites (say, blog.z1zzy.com), and a few other basic precautions, while most of the other items require much more to prevent.
Interestingly enough, one of the big issues facing children today wasn’t even included - adults who really have no idea what is best for children, and what they need to avoid (hint: Internet is pretty low on that list).
[Via Download Squad]
Brandon Undead
May 7, 2007 @ 9:05 pm
haha, are we crusading for the innernetz today?
masterledz
May 7, 2007 @ 9:08 pm
My daddy says I shouldn’t write for Arrogantics. I’m doing it because I’m a rebellious, impressionable juvenile boy with an insatiable appetite for 21+ year-old male companionship.
But seriously folks, let’s get a reality check. The #1 threat to a child’s health is poor parenting; it causes 1-!0 of all other health concerns. End of story.
JustJanky
May 7, 2007 @ 10:19 pm
NUMBER 4? SUCCESS!
Dexter345
May 8, 2007 @ 12:21 am
I’ve been gallivanting on the Internet unchecked since I was fourteen, and I turned out okay, except for the raging addiction to pornography. But really, who doesn’t have one of those?
Brandon Undead
May 8, 2007 @ 6:57 am
Dexter: Jesus. But he didn’t have the interent, so…