Computer Catastrophe

I was thinking about my New Media Technology class, and how we touched on the subject of younger kids having computer's in their room. When I heard this, my initial reaction was, absolutely not! That, to me, is completely unheard of, especially when I was growing up.

Growing up, we had a family computer. This computer was put in the office in our house, and was there for everybody to use. It was put in a general place so that the temptations that younger kids might face were not put to use, because of the easy access into the room. For my sister's and brother's, using a computer was a privilege. There were rules on what time we could use it, and obviously rules on what site we could get on. There wasn't always a parent in the room when we would be on the computer, but my parents definitely instilled that "scare" in us to where we would not dare disobey their rules. On the contrary, it was not unheard of getting a computer put in a child's room. As a matter of fact, my best friend from middle school had a computer and a personal phone line in her room at the age of 12.

I believe that allowing children to have that kind of technology at such a young age causes trouble at a young age. I won't stereotype every child that has had a computer at a young age, but my best friend, at the time, has grown up in trouble. She has been through many things that our campaign, Faith in Our Youth, want to help young troubled youth through. I do not think that having a computer at a young age is appropriate for children simply because they have not matured yet as adults, and therefore will not understand what computers are actually made for. What do you think??
Operation: KIDS