Do you think kids have a right to privacy while using text messaging & the internet?

Question

This question is in reference to parents monitoring their activities.
i.e. Do they have a right to privacy from their parents?

ramthegreat2 - God bless you but, you don't have kids do you?

...and we will hug them and pet them and call them George... -Bugs Bunny cartoon.

Answer 1

I think this question is one for parents. I think that parents make decisions in their homes.

In my home, my child has the right to privacy in his bedroom. This privacy right does not include the presence of others. When others are present, his door must remain open. My child does not have the right to engage in electronic conversations with others in his bedroom. He must have electronic conversations in the family room, where the family computer is located. He is not yet old enough to own a cell-phone or other electronic computer device, but when he is, he will already understand that he has no unlimited right to privacy.

This parenting must begin young. I started in kindergarten with back-pack checks. And do them to this day. And will do them when he is in high school. For his own safety and the safety of others.

ADDED for the thumbs-downer: I practice criminal defense.

Answer 2

What we need to realize here is the fact that even if you try so hard to monitor what they do in general (not just text messaging and the internet), it is not humanly possible to monitor their every move every second, minute, and hour of the day 24-7.

For anyone, not just kids, if they really want to do something you are against, they will be able to find ways to do it no matter what.

So the best thing to do is talk to your kids sincerely and honestly. Let them know that the advice you are giving comes from the fact that you love them and want only what's best for them.

Let them know that upon giving them the advice, all you are going to do is pray and hope that they make the right decision. But the decision is still up to them nonetheless.

Answer 3

I believe that if the parents give a kid a cell phone or allow a kid to buy a cell phone the parents then trust the child enoungh and should give the child privacy when it comes to text messaging.
The internet is a much bigger deal because anything can happen on there. So I would think that at certain ages the internet should be blocked for kids but as they get older take off some of the blocks or restrictions.

Answer 4

NO. I check my kid's cell phone (numbers that were dialed and messages received) and internet usage. I've also looked thru her purse, school folders, and desk drawers in her room. I've listened in on phone coversations when I've had cause to be concerned. I find and read notes from friends. You learn a lot about what kids are up to by doing this, and it is a great way to bring up "casual" conversation about topics that need to be discussed with your teen. They are simply not mature enough to be 100% trusted. I see it not as an invasion of privacy but as protecting my child.

Answer 5

LOL...I undergo in strategies whilst it value in user-friendly terms 10 cents to make a call at a pay telephone and once you mailed a letter it grow to be 3 cents in case you probably did no longer seal it or 4 cents in case you probably did seal it!! long distance calls have been saved to a minimum as a results of value. In 1968 our family individuals moved to a farm in southwest Missouri the place deepest telephone lines have been unavailable. everyone grow to be on a 10 celebration line. once you made a close-by call you have been allowed to speak six minutes then you heard a beep and after one extra minute you have been shrink off. It helpful made it confusing for my destiny husband and that i to get excitement from long, romantic conversations! I nonetheless have not got a cellular telephone, I see no choose for it - merely an added cost for me!

Answer 6

I think parents should be able to look into what their kids are doing, however I don't think the parents should spring it on them, the parents should be upfront and tell the kids they are monitoring That could serve as a deterrent to do certain things. Just surprising them, what if you spy on your kids find out their meeting a creepy guy in the park and then your kid is gone, that spying did nothing, had you told the kid upfront he probably wouldn't have talked to the creepy guy in the first place.

Answer 7

My geek answer from being a web designer for 12 years is that no one has privacy over the Internet no matter how old.

Answer 8

No, minors don't really have any rights. Their parents are in charge of them until they're 18 and should be able to know what their child is saying/reading on the internet, and what's being shown or said to them.

Answer 9

Whose name is on the check written to Comcast every month?

The parent's.

So it's the parent's e-mail and text messaging system, not the kid's.

'Sides, I've seen that show on MSNBC there's no freakin' way my kids are using that stuff. There are some real sickos out there.

Answer 10

Children do not have any right to privacy. They should not be engaging in any activity they do not want their parents to know about. They must be protected from danger until they are adults and capable of protecting themselves.

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