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Myspace
Asked by L.R. from Detroit
on March 28, 2008
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My 14 year old nephew has an account on Myspace and so do I. He accepted me as a friend so I can go to his site whenever.
Now that my SIL knows this, she wants m...
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- I agree with L.. It's their job and if he has one then they should be monitoring. I personally wouldn't allow my 14 yr old to have one. However, I wouldn't lose him...
- lol. I used my son's account once to spy on my daughter. I was initially to make sure there was nothing on it... I found something about her dating an older guy. S...
- Computers are a privilege that children have. Your nephews parents should have his password or whatever they need to monitor his computer use. I'm also a firm believ...
Thought on 12 Year Old Having a Facebook Account
Asked by N.W. from Stockton
on August 23, 2009
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I was wonderring what are your thought about facebook. My 12 year old wants a facebook account mainly because a good friend of moved out of the state and she has a fa...
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- You could give it to her on the condition that you become one of her Facebook friends. Then you can monitor it. She probably won't like it but maybe you can make the...
- My 13-year old has had a Facebook account for about a year. I also have one, and know her password so I can log in to her account any time I want to. I feel fairly s...
- Your daughter can make her account private which means no one can get her information. However! Whoever is on her friends list can see whatever information your daug...
Myspace for Teens
Asked by N.R. from Huntsville
on May 14, 2008
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My 13 year old daughter has been bugging the heck out of me to let her get a "Myspace". Her friends have them and she feels like it's a way to stay connected. She tol...
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- Well I dont have a teen on myspace but I am myspace joined. And no my daughter is only 6 but i think its ok. You do have her password and can see everything she is do...
- I have a teenage granddaughter and she used to be on it but her mother and me and our church stopped it cause it is not as secure as you think it is and I lot of pedi...
- facebook is much better. Less pics and graphics. She also needs to understands that she should never say something outloud or in writing that she wouldn't say to you....
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...
Asked by C.C. from Washington DC
on January 17, 2012
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I de-friended my 18 y/o daughter today on facebook. I can’t look at her post and pretend I agree with things that are said and so to avoid it all I have called it qu...
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- I have talked to my teens about posting anything questionable. So far the only thing questionable was bad language. I want to stay connected. I hope that i have tau...
- i'm so glad i can yak with my kids through FB! if they post anything inappropriate (which hasn't happened in forever) i sometimes give 'em a gentle reminder that this ...
- I am sorry. You have to do what is best for you. I am not having the same experience with our daughter and her friends. I think because we really instilled in ...
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.
Seeking Advise on Children on Myspace
Asked by N.H. from Jackson
on December 30, 2006
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I would like the opinion of a few mothers on how they feel about their children on myspace.
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- I myself have a myspace page and I would say if you let your daughter have a page that you set it private. By setting her profile private only people that are approve...
- I took my teen daughter off myspace due to perverts and I have a 12yr old daughter that wanted on it to like her Friends I said no way and it stands we have to protect...
- N., Hi. I tend to run conservative on this point in general as it relates to kids online. Aside from the "child predator factor", my concern lies in kids becoming pa...
Facebook for a 13 Year Old Dilema
Asked by Y.C. from New York
on February 27, 2011
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My daughter has wanted a facebook for 3 years, to which my husband and I said no. I know most of her friends are in FB, but it just didn't seem something a kid need (s...
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- Both of my children have FB accounts....daughter 12 and son 14. I also have a FB account and love it. The rules are that I have their passwords and they must accept ...
- She could sign up with a fake name. You can go into settings and set them all to "friends only" so the only thing available to a non-friend would be the name. I have...
- I see you already made up your mind in your "what happened" but I wanted to say that my 13-year-old has a facebook page, as do I, and we have had no problems and she r...
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...
