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7 Year Old W a Facebook
Asked by J.M. from San Diego
on February 12, 2011
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My 6 year old's best friend (who is 7) has a facebook and keeps pressuring my daughter to get one. I think 6 and 7 year olds have no business having their own faceboo...
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- Nope you aren't! In fact, the other girl's mom is having her lie about her age so she can have one (you have to be 13), which I think is completely inappropriate! Good...
- LOL. Um no. I think you need to be 14? to have a FB acct. So - the 7 year old's Mom is showing her 7yo that it is OK to lie about your age. I'm guessing and hopin...
- there's no reason for a child that age to have a facebook acct. Hold your ground.
Asked by S.G. from Oklahoma City
on December 30, 2010
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I gave my 8 yr old daughter a computer, and i intend to buy her typing programs and math software to help her get advanced in school. I wasn't going to hook up interne...
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- No on Facebook. Yes on internet. My daughter is 8 and needs access for school. But - YES, monitor every move. Sometimes my kids want to hear a song or watch a ...
- I would not allow my children a facebook account. But that is just my choice. My husband and I decided if our children get on a computer they will have limited access ...
- Absolutely NO on letting my 8 year old have a facebook. There are creepy people out there pretending to be kids to get at children. No thank you! But thats just me.
Asked by L.L. from Orlando
on June 12, 2009
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I found out my ex-husband and his girlfriend set up a Facebook page for my daughter without asking me. (I am the primary custodial parent). It has her full name, city ...
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- L., I can understand your concern. I will tell you that facebook, in my opinion, is more secure than myspace. Your profile is private unless you change the settings so...
- Contact facebook, let them know you are the custodial parent of a six year old who has an account with them you did not authorize and you want it taken down. They wil...
- You are doing the right thing and you should protect your daughter in everyway you can. I am glad to see a parent that really cares about her daugter's welfare.
Myspace Question Regarding My Teenager
Asked by T.H. from Killeen
on June 18, 2009
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Hi Everyone!
I have a question for all of you SMART Computer people. My 15 year old has finally convinced her dad to release the "leash" LOL. She told him last...
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- I would definitely make her profile "private" so the "weirdos" can't look at her picture or get much information about her. If her profile isn't private then you could...
- If I were you I would just stick with Facebook. I have heard some nightmare stories about Myspace. Our whole family is on Facebook, it's actually quite fun and a great...
- You can set the space to private so that not just any one can see your page, and I would also keep the computer she uses in a public area. You could always tell her th...
MySpace!!!!
Asked by K.M. from Buffalo
on February 22, 2007
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Any moms in this area on myspace???? I would love to get to know pwoplw a little better and put faces to names,especially but not only the moms with postpartum depress...
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- mine in www.myspace.com/tina099 i am 26 yr old sahm of a 5yr old lil girl.
- http://www.myspace.com/90549882 I am a 26 year old single mom of a 4 year old girl. I am from the west seneca area. I would love to get to know you. A.
- Hi K., I just read your post and wanted to let you know that I am on myspace my url is http://www.myspace.com/amikinsjo I am also a SAHM of a 3 and 1 year old. A. w...
Teen Daughter and 'Myspace'
Asked by H.T. from Los Angeles
on July 2, 2008
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Hello ladies! I have a 13 year old GREAT daughter. She is incredibly social and gets straight A's in school. The problem is that she wants a myspace. I have one, as...
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- Have you looked into Facebook? The age requirement is 13, I believe. Good luck.
- H. when I was 13 I was a straight A student who eventually got full scholarships to college and did very well. However, that did not prevent me from getting into all ...
- H.- The Myspace topic has been in my family for a few months now. My 13 year old son has been very insistant about it. However, I do not like the distinct lack of...
Facebook Addiction?
Asked by M.G. from Seattle
on January 8, 2009
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Are any of you facebook users? I am not, but I understand it is more user friendly than myspace and tons of people are using it. I get asked if I am not it a lot. I...
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- Well I only have experience with a tv junkie but I suppose the advice would be similar. Come to some kind of agreement where he can get on facebook right when he gets...
- I am on facebook and for the first week or two I was the one "addicted". It's exciting to find and catch up with people you haven't seen in a long time. That being s...
- I hear you! I too refuse to get a facebook/myspace account. I have enough to do. You are going to have to draw a line. Find something to compare it too. Would he ...
Facebook for Teens?
Asked by L.O. from Chicago
on July 7, 2010
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My daughter is 13. She does not have a cell phone or facebook - she doesn't have an account on any sort of social networking site. She emails her friends often, but hi...
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- This is such a gray area. We do all that we can to teach our kids about the dangers and we think they have it down pat, cuz we've drilled them about a million times......
- My 13.5 year old daughter got one when she was 13. She told me that was the minimum age that Facebook required for kids to have a profile and she waited until then to...
- I wouldn't. There's no harm in letting her wait till she's at least 16. My husband and I work with computers. Our son is 11. He'll be on a computer more and more f...
10 Year Old Wants to Have Her Own Email and Facebook Page
Asked by A.C. from Denver
on March 22, 2010
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I wanted to know what you all think about my 10 (almost 11) year old daughter wanting to have her own email and facebook page. She claims that most all of her other f...
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- I think e-mail would be a great thing for a 10 year old to have. But you would need to have access to it at all time. Have all her e-mail automatically forwarded to ...
- While I can't say that I'm totally opposed to a 10 yo having her own email/facebook account, I can't say that I'd like the idea either. I've been reading a lot lately...
- I feel it wouldmbe ok under certain conditions. Especially if she is a well behaved overall good kid who does not get into trouble much. However I feel like certain...
Facebook for Kids
Asked by N.W. from Washington DC
on June 1, 2010
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My son just told me about a new website that is called facebook for kids (fbfkids.com) has anyone used this for their kids? How safe is it? He is 10 and has been wa...
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- We ahve a family face account and if the kids want to add a friend we say yes or no. We also have our computer in an ares that we can see them tpye and respond. it wor...
- I had never heard of this site before, but it doesn't look like a very "professional" site. I guess that doesn't always have to mean anything bad though. It also k...
- If your child puts any links on his page, he can be fined $100. I am not sure how they intend to collect this money, but my friend wouldn't allow her son to do it jus...
