05-19-2012, 07:57 PM
This is a slight bit OT..but when my niece was about 8 years old (she is 25 and married now) I had her over for a weekend visit. This was back in the early 90's..the interwebs were fairly new to me, and I was actually on AOL..not a lot to choose from then.
Anyhow..I created her a user name for the weekend..put the parental controls on so she could not wander outside of AOL, and was in AOL kids. I stayed nearby while she was on. At one point, in a "kids-only" chat room I peeked over her shoulder seconds before she sent out her full name, and where she lived. I had given her a generic username..and I stopped her from sending it out. She questioned it, but agreed. You never know who is hovering around the kid rooms.
Anyhow..I created her a user name for the weekend..put the parental controls on so she could not wander outside of AOL, and was in AOL kids. I stayed nearby while she was on. At one point, in a "kids-only" chat room I peeked over her shoulder seconds before she sent out her full name, and where she lived. I had given her a generic username..and I stopped her from sending it out. She questioned it, but agreed. You never know who is hovering around the kid rooms.