I just joined my son as a member here and need to know, what I need to do as he is only 10. He has been bugging me for some time now to take pictures when I take him along, well in the last few weeks he has been using my digital, I just kind of turned him loose with the camera after explaining how to get different effects and some other basic things. I think he has an eye for photography, we will see as I have purchased him an inexpensive digital camera for christmas. I have also been thinking on adding a little point and shoot 35mm too. (or maybe I will get him a regular used 35mm from the pawnshop, if his interest does not wane). Where do I need to send my letter of approval for him to be here? Thanking you in advance for your assitance in this matter. Brenda :)

Send it by email to admin@renderosity.com..... they will keep it on file.

Thank you Michelle! :)

I was reading the newspaper the other day, in particular an article by a woman about how fast children grow up these days, and especially about the lyrics of songs and how blatently sexual a lot of them were. (Actually, it was a load of tosh, coz I can think of loads of 'old' songs from the 60's in which the lyrics are blatently sexual too) One of the things it ended up moralising about was the net and letting children loose on it. Now, my view with my kids is straight forward and honest. I swear in front of them casually, but they know that they're not to use language like that themselves in front of anyone who might not want to hear it. (Notice I don't tell them not to swear - that's like telling a snowman not to melt in spring. They'll do it, I know they will and they know I know they will. Eventually) When it comes to sex, well, it hasn't been asked yet, but I'm waiting for it, and have my answers mapped out for that one too. (Death doesn't matter, we covered that agggges ago, and we conclusively decided not to die, it was too expensive.) Anyways, the point I'm making is that I don't see any problem with any parent letting a 10 year old in here - just as long as they are able to handle some of the questions that may come up in relation to the comments that get posted (and I'm thinking now of some of the subjects covered in the last 3 years.....sex, prostitution, cross-dressing, gays, police attitude, food ingredients, ethnic tastes and differences, downright bitchiness etc etc). When you consider, the conversations here aren't massively different to what you'd hear in a bar sometimes - and most parents keep kids out of there, don't they? lol - just my food for thought and hopefully the start of some interesting comments..... (",)

That's awesome your helping your son find his path! :o) I hope to see his pictures soon! Jinx

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This has been coming for a while, Austin is very artistic as far as drawing and painting and the like, and has been bugging me about taking pix for a while now. Austin is in 5th grade and will be 11 in January, he is also very mature for his age. As far as sexuality and the like? We have had some very frank discussions about sex and homosexuality etc. I really have not seen anything in here that would bother me if he were to view it. I do not turn my child loose on the internet, the computer is right here in the family room and I can come over and observe at anytime (and I do!) Any of you that know me also know that I am very honest and very open, I am the same way as a parent. If they ask, I tell. I also have a 13 year old son that really hasn't shown any interest in photography as of yet, but I also got him a relatively cheap digital camera for Christmas. So it may only be a matter of time before he joins us as well. (his major in middle school is Art). Just so that you all know what kind of parent I am, both of my children are in the scouting program. Austin will be crossing over to Boy Scouts this February and Nicholas (my 13 year old) Is a "First Class" Scout who will be making the "Star" rank here shortly. I will link you all to Austin's gallery, we went down the road this morning where my creepy tree is located, Austin says "Hey mom look at that tree, stop the car I want a pic of it!" LOL! And quite honestly? I think he captured it better then I did! ;) You decide! :) Brenda :)

Hey Nilla my son is the a month younger than yours! :~) He'll be 11 in February. Although it's my 7 year old daughter who's the artsy one like me. She has her own camera, and will often come with me take pictures of her own. She's amazed me with some of her photos. I think it's wonderful that you are encouraging his love of photography, as I do with my daughter.

Thank you! I think it is incredible some of the things he does! I have a feeling you will be seeing some skateboarding pics in his gallery too, though I may be wrong! :) I think it is wonderful that your 7 year old daughter is snapping pix at such a young age. Imagine what kind of stock photography she will have by the time she reaches 21? I myself bought my first camera at the age of 14 with my own money I had earned from a paper route, I still use that camera to this day, but I think it is long over due to be overhauled. (it is a Minolta SRT201). I think we should all encourage our children to do what they do best, regardless of age. I have just realized that I am going to have to hide this forum on his settings, at least until Christmas! LOL! Brenda :)

I think at times as a parent we tend to get a little over protective of our kids. I used to but then I listened to myself and thought I sound just like my parents did to me. I did the exact opposite of what I was told as a kid. My daughter is allowed a relative amount of freedom and will continue to do so. I will not dictate her life for her I can not justify most of the decisions I wanted to make because I have done those in things and a lot worse. I think you should encourage them with all their artistic flair. I would not panic too much about what is said in this forum because compared to other forums this is very clean, which is quite surprising considering.