Second Life and Social Community

The social trends of the internet has moved kids farther and farther away from the social haven's created by their parents. Kids have discovered the means of utilizing the power of the internet to portray and switch on multiple identities/persona's. Thus, allowing them to create and lead a second life in which there aren't anyone there to criticize them. Moreover, it allows the kids themselves to form a community of support similar to many gangs, and it is a addictive community. But as the internet era grows, more and more potential threats arise, such as cyberbullying and sexual predators. Thus, parents have started to become overly concern and protective of their child's safety. However, what they believe to be the correct measure of security they must show/use has pushed the kids into a danger zone in their social network, the possibilities of being extracted from their community. Therefore, pushing the kids to an extent of an un-trusting relationship with their parents and blocking out all grown ups from their cyber world. This retaliation to the parents has become a threat to parents who try to control their kids too much. These parents have manipulate/shape their kids life into a alternative life style they themselves had hoped for, and i don't think that its wrong. But with themselves still unable to move into the modern era and embrace changes how will you qualify to be there and help shape a prosperous life for them. In addition, parents should not undermine the childs intelligence to protect themselves, but learn to trust them and provide good guidance.