My wife teaches and State Patrol officers visiting school frequently speak of the dangers kids face on this site.
2007-05-15 12:59:52 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
No, not at all. Your daughter won't realize what you are doing for her until she has kids of her own and is trying to protect them. Kids don't realize how smooth these creeps are that lure them to meet them in person. They can get pics from anywhere so they look like someone their age. People are sneaky.
2007-05-15 13:06:13 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not over protective just cautious now days you have to watch what your kids are into especially online too many online petifiles trust me Im a correctional officer and i see these people everyday. I say let her get her own site on myspace, but limit it to so many hours a week she's allowed to go on and make sure you have her password that way you can check the account and see what and who she's talking too. Hey i have a myspace page but Im also 25. So from my experience as a former teen if you say no we will rebel so just meet in the middle! -Jamie
2007-05-15 13:07:33 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you are.
she's 16- if she isn't wise now there are some serious issue.
she will go on behind your back. its best to keep the lines of communication open.
remember kids who don't feel close to their family or more likely to meet someone offline (a predator typically) and get hurt.
she's 16, she needs to have some responcibilty. and you need to trust her- do you think she is stupid enough to not be safe online and off?
(I'm not saying abused children are too blame, but when you reach a certain age you need to protect yourself and avoid dangerous people and situations because you have the abilty to understand they are/can be dangerous)
-any psyc professional will tell you to never spy on your children behind their backs. never go through their stuff or through their e-mails and websites. EVER! it ruins trust and respect between the family. don't listen to people on here who tell you to do that. I'm a psyc major, I've been taught under instuctors who have master degrees and years experience. it is never a good idea to spy on your child!-
-a private account might work better if you are worried. I don't know if that will stop her friends from searching for her or not. I'm not a 'my-spacer'-
2007-05-15 15:26:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a parent I don't think it has anything to do with the website itself. I think it has a lot to do with how much us parents pay attention to our children and how we raise them. I've seen a lot of myspace profile which are private and do not give out any information. I've also seen unbelievable pages of 14 year olds with pictures that I as an adult would never think of taking. I think that those are the parents that pay no attention to their children and don't really moniter them at all. On Myspace each person has the option to make their profile private and they decide who gets to look at it. I would suggest that you do a little more research yourself on the website and let her get one and just make sure that she's not using it in a bad way. Make sure that you have your email address and password and you can also make one yourself just so you can keep an eye on her. The more you tell her not to do something the more she's going to want to do it and that's where the dangers are.
2007-05-15 13:17:19 · answer #4 · answered by I smile because of them ♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't blame you - but there are some less restrictive options. You could for example require that your daughter use the most restrictive security options and only allow people to visit her site that she has physically met. The other option is to surveille her site every week, but that could take up a lot of time. She'll probably get frustrated with whatever restrictions you put on her. Take her to your state's attorney general's website or get some lit on cyberstalkers so that she develops a healthy fear of cyber strangers.
2007-05-15 13:12:11 · answer #5 · answered by Carrie Ann 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
guy scott your issues make mine so small that they provide the impact of being invisible. It sounds such as you're gonna have your artwork decrease out for youwhen and if she does come stay with you. you dont have any parental rights in any respect? I ask because of the fact many times the newborn will spend a month of summer time with the non custodial be certain. today F's and desirous to pass to hawaii? sounds like she is on the incorrect street. it must be not elementary to get her to tutor around too. i'm hoping each and every thing starts off to artwork out for the extra suitable. as for the Q, no I dont believe any sixteen 12 months previous could spend a summer time with a felon. intercourse ought to o.k. be a controversy too, scott. the reason shes performing and behaving as so. stable success and shop up a correspondence!
2016-11-04 01:29:48 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,
From my experience on the site there are a lot of things on that site that young adults shouldn't see. When I first logged on to my Space I recieved a flood of invites from people that were posing naked and they were wanting you to come see that.
In my opinion you are the parent you know what is best for your child, if it were me, which in due time might be, I would explain to her your concerns and just lay down the rules. Further more if she keeps persisting I would block the site off of your web browser and then set a chat blocker up.
2007-05-15 13:23:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you let her drive? Does she date? I'm a parent. It's tough, for sure. But it sounds like you're reacting out of fear, instead of being proactive and finding an acceptable compromise, as listed above. It is your responsibility to help her understand how to deal effectively with potential problems, to understand the risks of certain choices that would make her vulnerable, and how to handle things. You are not doing that by simply cutting her off. I say take a deep breath and work it out, or she will rebel and feel like she has to fight you for her freedom, rather than feeling respected and supported.
2007-05-15 13:29:57 · answer #8 · answered by cosmicshaktifire? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes u are becuz on myspace u can make everything private only her friends can see her pictures and if some one wants to go to her page they have to no her last name or email adress and by ur wife being a stare patrol officers im pretty sure shes not going to give out any info like numbers or talk to people she dont no u should let her have one
2007-05-15 13:05:26 · answer #9 · answered by Dae`ja 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
You arent being over protective...its a dangerous world out there! However, you cant keep her locked up and away from her friends forever. Heres the key to MySpace...talk to her about WHY she wants a MySpace page. If she just wants to keep up with friends then agree to let her have one...BUT:
-set it up together
-get her log in ID and password so you can check on her account if need be...let her know that you WILL be checking up from time to time
-make sure her account is et to PRIVATE and only those on her friends list can see it
-make your own page and add her as a friend, this way you can ALWAYS see whats going on.
-when and if she messes up then you have reason to take it away and the discussion is over.
2007-05-15 14:17:52 · answer #10 · answered by Aubrey 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, since they always find a way to go on MySpace.com
Set up a MySpace for them, with your e-mail address. Then set their profile to private, so only their friends can send messages or read their profile. Since you used your e-mail, you will receive any activity regarding their MySpace profile.
MySpace itself is not bad, it just the people who use the site...
2007-05-15 16:29:25 · answer #11 · answered by PeppermintandPopcorn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋