Monday, July 31, 2006 ' 7:55 AM LOVE STONED.....
A BULLET
My kid just created this blog for me yesterday, and even showed me how to edit the HTML template. Immediately, I praised her for learning all these by herself. However, when I discussed with my colleague, his immediate concern was "What's the risks and benefits of having a blog ?". That really set me thinking and do see some point in his concerns. Are kids exposing too much personal information indiscriminately when blogging ? Do they know how to draw the line by distinguishing what is considered "public" or "private" information ? It sets me educating my kids on responsible blogging and not to disclose relevant personal data unnecessarily, for e.g. when registering for online games or other websites of no importance.
Parenting is a continuous process. When opportunity arises, we should seize it to educate our kids. For e.g. the recent phishing of the banks presents a good opportunity for my kid to learn that not all websites are for real and that bank will never ask for personal a/c or pin via email.