Web-camming kids makes it easier for paedophiles who use the internet to find them but it is simultaneously foolish to think the real risks are from strange internet pervs. If your child is at risk it is probably from someone they know very well.
I agree that if (like me) you're not happy with not knowing exactly what your kid did all day, then childcare is not for you. It is unreasonable to ask child care workers to work under constant scrutiny, they are already responsible for the children and accountable for their mistakes, why add to the pressure by making them under surveillance too? As for the safety of the kids...well what if little Jimmy's dad beat the heck out of his mum and him so they ran away and hid and now Jimmy's daddy's friend, who coincidentally has a kid in the same childcare centre, has found him on the website? And to have it legal they'd have to have an opt-out clause. This would mean at least 2 rooms for every class, one camerad and one not, and double the staff to cover the rooms. I can see the costs exploding. SOunds a bad idea to be honest.
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Last edited by paradise lost; March 28th, 2008 at 02:42 AM.
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