So many of my friends with kids have looked for information on Pagan Parenting that I have placed this page on my site to help out.

Pagan Parenting Page Pagan Parenting Resources Great sites, resources  for Pagan Parents and Kids	THE MEAGAN STORIES Childrens Stories by Kathryn Dyer Kat is a great story teller, and a friend of mine.

As we were conversing about the perils of censorship on our freedoms as guaranteed by our constitution, my friend, Zart, sent me her thoughts on using a 'cybersitter' or similar program to censor the kids' choices of web pages. By the way, while I'm on the subject. Cybersitter and similar programs because of the words "pagan", "witchcraft", "Wicca", censor this site.

Lynnaea
 
 

"Yeah, it's another example of Old Paradigm thinking.... But y'know, anybody who decides to put a blocking mechanism in their computer because they have kids is missing the point of parenting anyway, in my opinion. Be there, people! Surf with your kid! Be attentive when they need you from day one. Avoid hypocrisy and apologize when you make mistakes. Encourage their interests and tell them the truth about everything they ask about. That will prepare them to deal with the existence of any of the sites out there, and ensure you won't be out of the loop, so you can help them cope with things that trouble them. In their adult life they will have the ability to screen for themselves; and you won't lose their respect! The casualties of cybersurfing are kids whose parents didn't do these things; Cybersitter or anything like it would probably only have postponed or cosmetically altered the same sorts of experiences. When all computers or servers or whatever make a screening effect like this automatic or mandatory, that's when I'll get worried. Till then, we should almost be glad the "Censorious Types" (or whoever) are giving their kids something so palpably hypocritical to wake them up with.

"Anyway; so sez i.

"It occurs to me that certain perfectly reasonable objections to what I wrote exist. Some people CAN"T be there for their kids all the time... this includes folks who absolutely positively have to work, and undoubtedly folks with more than two or three kids close in age. So it's a bit of a flip response. But in theory I think it holds up... even under those circumstances, telling the truth about anything they ask about... and in plenty of depth...by itself should make a huge difference in kids' coping with what's Out There. Add to that just generally staying emotionally on the kids' side, so they will tell you what's up. Anyway, here I go again."

Zart