Re working in a common area and not taking electronics to private areas like bedrooms - this is recommended in every Internet safety talk I've attended.
Yeah, I know...but she really likes to be able to close a door and have quiet when writing. I so get this. I mean, her little brother is loud, and...six. So, it's difficult. I think it might be better to have something that's not net-enabled, or only sometimes/somehow. I don't like the idea of something she can take into her room and go online with at will--not as MUCH now (she's still pretty naive and not terribly screen-oriented--not a gamer) but later.
I know Kindles these days come with some kind of parental timer thing. Does that exist as an app? Can you install some kind of an app that would allow Internet for X amount of time per day (but not AT X times only--I know youc an do that, like Dude does).
Then there's the whole NetNanny type of issue. I don't think DD is interested in this type of stuff yet--she'd be more likely to break time limits. But I could totally see her accidentally wandering where she shouldn't. She's also a young 10 in a lot of ways, so there are conversations we need to have about privacy, etc. She hasn't had much free-range Internet time--mianly preapproved sites.
