Parents, do you know what's on your kids myspace?

Question

I am amazed at how many parents of teens and tweens have no clue that their kids myspace is full of sex, violence, drug and alcohol references, comments from friends about parties they didn't know their kids were even at, etc.
Can you keep up with today's kid without checking their myspace?

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No I am not a nosey parent I'm an involved parent! Big difference!
I wish you had one.
My kids KNOW that I look at their myspace and they LIKE IT! They send me messages, blogs, pictures, and they hook me up with their friends so I can "snoop" on them too.

Answer 1

No !! some of us did not !!...WE SURE DO NOW THO !!...and
THANKX.

Answer 2

I believe that parents should look at their kids myspace page. If they see something there that they don't like, then they failed somewhere in the values they tried to instill on the child. If a parent sees something that they don't like, (drugs, sex, etc.) instead of getting angry, they could use it as an chance to look into what kind of person their child really is. They could then get one final chance to change their mind before they become a grown-up. Myspace isn't evil. Your child had those thoughts already. You can't hear what they say or see what they do when they are not around you, but you can look at their myspace. It can give you a rare sight into your child's mind, and other parents might not get that chance. As a parent you might be pleasantly surprised as to how good of a kid you really have...

Answer 3

Yes, among other things, your child could be hooking up with creepy guys they think are their own age. I'm 14, and my mom AND my dad's girlfriend both ask me about my myspace all the time, but I don't feel comfortable sharing it with them. If my own mother can't find it (as in it's not even under my real name, and you have to be my friend to see anything but my picture, which also isn't of me), then creepy guys cant find it. And if you're worried about your children having violent, sexual and drug related content, it'll be no more than they discuss with friends in real life. In fact, some kids whose parents snoop will censor their myspace to give their parents a false sense of security.

And, yes, you can keep up with today's kid without checking their myspace. You don't need to snoop to know what your kid is up to. You dont even have to pretend to be something you're not. You can be strict and still have your child confide in you. Just try talking to them about what's going on in their life, you'd be surprised how much they'll tell you if you don't bring it up too awkwardly.

Answer 4

Kids should have their myspaces checked. It is not an invasion of privacy...as long as you talk about it! If you let them get a myspace, you should set out rules. Tell them that (1) you will know their password, (2) you will check up on it periodically, (3) other rules like no cyber-friends that you have no clue who they are. No disrespecting house rules. Limits on how-long/when they can be on myspace. (School before myspace.)

That's how I would do it. It's dangerous, *especially* if kids are using it. Kids don't always know how to protect their personal information. You Don't give out your phone number, your address, your full name, anything like that.

Mostly, parents just need to watch what their kid does. Period. The world is too dangerous for it.

Answer 5

extremely im 18 and that i basically deleted my myspace. it would want to get you into alot of trouble and may get human beings to break you for no reason myspace is unnecessary and all it does is damage you contained in the lengthy. human beings understanding even as ur on line and being waiting to work out own stuff y might want to you even pick that its only a unnecessary pastime. Plus there are phones that you'll be able to call your individuals or hangout with them you dont extremely choose any more effective communique with them then that. This international is basically growing thanks to inquisitive about letting human beings comprehend what you doing each of the time. basically watch your little ones and per chance examine there e-mails, announcements, blogs and comments. You by no ability comprehend what they'd nicely be putting on there. And no thats no longer being a over shielding figure its referred to as being concerned on your little ones and that i desire my father and mom might want to have carried out an identical for me.

Answer 6

My mom trusts me enough to use it wisely. I have my profile set to private and only add people I know. Even then, I don't put any information like addresses or last names, etc. I'm happy that my mom trusts me enough, because I'm smart enough to know what happens on there and I avoid it. I talk to my mom and always tell her where I'm going, so she doesn't need to read my myspace. I think if parents educate their children enough about the internet, hopefully they will be more trustworthy so a lot less of this sick stuff will happen.

Answer 7

Just don't let them go on Myspace in the first place? You do know 1 in 5 kids on that site get sexually solicited, right?
I don't think parents even KNOW their child has a Myspace! And if they do, they need to close down their kids account immediately. But if they AGREE to it, they should create their own 'Myspace', and add themselves to their kids' "Friends" list. Well, they said to do that on Fox News, anyway!

Answer 8

I think parents should check their myspace contents. The kids may say we are invading their privacy, but actually all we want is to protcet them at a age when most of them can give in to peer pressure and and make poor judgement calls. But you have to do this in such a way that makes your id knows it's out of love.

Answer 9

my kid is only 6 but when she is older and wants on the Internet/myspace or whatever new thing they have by then, I will know her password and i will make sure there is nothing inappropriate on it.

As parents we have a responsibility to make sure our kids dont get into trouble or get hurt and if that means she hates me well then, so be it. I hated my mom when i was a teenager but when i grew up i realized that everything she did was out of love

Answer 10

Oh yes. We are very on top of that. Our 14 year old has to have hers as private so only her friends can see it and I have to be on her friends list. We check her pictures, her friends, her blogs, and comments. We are not nosy. We are active in her life and want to make sure she is not doing anything dangerous. It is also a good way to see how she is feeling about certain topics so we can talk openly about them.

Answer 11

thankfully I don't have to deal w/this yet. mine are still young, 4 and 1, but my aunt has had this problem. and what makes it worse is that my aunts oldest child (32) thinks its ok for her little sister (16) to have these type things on her myspace page! my aunt actually made her youngest take it off but then she created another which my aunt found out about so my cuz created a fake page. when her mom stood over her to watch her delete her "page" she had no idea that she was deleting a fake one. now my lil cuz has a page that makes me cringe and her mom has no idea bc she can't find it (listed under a fake name). i've told my aunt but i can no longer find it since she deleted me as a friend bc i said something the first time. i don't think children, anyone under the age of 18, even with parental consent, should be allowed on there. its risky enough for adults. and who cares if you spy on them, which ur not but some parents have to, they are your children and you are only trying to protect them.