Forgot the non-technological part. Talk to your kid, and expect natural urges will win out so give them some guidance to navigate the real world out there. Being restrictive just backfires, either sooner or later in the person’s life.
An old saying I took to heart many years ago while raising my kids went something like “It’s not your job as a parent to protect your kid from the world, it is your job to prepare them for it.”
Forgot the non-technological part. Talk to your kid, and expect natural urges will win out so give them some guidance to navigate the real world out there. Being restrictive just backfires, either sooner or later in the person’s life.
An old saying I took to heart many years ago while raising my kids went something like “It’s not your job as a parent to protect your kid from the world, it is your job to prepare them for it.”