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Old 05-27-2019, 09:16 PM   #1
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Default Laptop for 7 year old

Looking for the CP tech brain trust's thoughts on this.

My son is turning 7 (in grade 1) and they are using computers at school now - learning how to google, have a login/password, do simple google research, etc.

He's shown an interest and I want to encourage it (somewhat - don't want him to turn out like his old man! ) while at the same time ensuring a very filtered, age-appropriate, 7 year old interweb experience (as much as possible, anyways...).

I was thinking about a chromebook or something similar (cheap and disposable if damaged - not using it for games). How are the parental controls on chromebooks? I've never used a chromebook, I assume I can link it to his google profile to set some perma-filtering - any other thoughts?

I 'think' a chromebook would be easier to "lock down" vs. a windows laptop, but I am 7+ years out of date on this sh*t... Funny how that ties to the birth of a kid (losing time to keep up with hobbies, that is).
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