My son is only 10 but the antics he gets up to are more suited to the teenage board I think.
Basically from a very early age he has been teaching himself computer language. HTML, PHP, XHTML etc.
He has made his own website, been banned from a few others and has programmed a few things.
At the weekend, his father's website went down. We knew DS was annoyed with his dad so we asked him first if he knew anything. To cut a long story short, DS had hacked into his dad's website, messed up all the files, corrupted the forums and basically wrecked it.
I'm worried he will use his computer skills to seek revenge on anyone who pisses him off or to engage in criminal activity. I'm not saying he's a prodigy, he isn't. This isn't a thread saying "look what my 10 year old can do" because in all truth, he is behind with everything other than english and ICT but his ICT skills are way beyond that of a normal adult.
He speaks to another kid (12) in los angeleas and they plot stuff together. DS never tells me what he's up to. He's managed to completely over-ride my parent controls once, get into the system files and put passwords on my own PC to stop me putting them back on. I feel I am losing control. My family think it;s trivial computer stuff but I'm worried it could get serious. Am I over-reacting?
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MsLovegood · 04/08/2009 00:50
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