Parents do you read your kids social media messages and do they know that they do? If so to what age?
Do you wrestle with the morality of it?
nonsensiclesnail · F
nonsensiclesnail · F
@Clarabee He’s a super social kid. He doesn’t get that everyone who says they’re a kid isn’t a kid or that anyone has intentions outside of gameplay. It’s been a struggle, of sorts, since he was about 6. Telling people his name, where he lives, his school name…. Now that he’s a little older he kind of gets it. But he still feels that hanging out with friends of his friends online is totally reasonable online. We really have to watch him and who he talks to. All he wants is a huge pile of friends and an audience to perform for! It’s a little exhausting.
calicuz · 56-60, M
There's no morality involved. That's my child and one of my biggest responsibilities is to protect him. In this case, it's to protect him from online predators and pediphiles. It's my responsibility to check his messages to make sure no one is leading him in to making decisions without my knowledge. It's my responsibility to make sure pediphiles aren't pretending to be kids his age, and making suggestions to lure him away from home. I've had this talk with him, but I still need to do my job as a parent and check on things. I don't bother him about messages that I deem appropriate from a kid his own age, as long as I've determined that is a kid from school that he knows.
SW-User
i don't have kids, but i'd look and choose very, very carefully on what i choose to intervene. i wouldn't want to thwart their independence or cause them to hide away from me, but the first duty is to protect from harm. the first measure would be to keep them away from it until after age 10 and limit it through a number of measures with more freedom as the age and proof they are mature enough to keep themselves safe.
DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F
My bf has a 10 year old daughter. He doesn't invade her privacy by looking at her phone or laptop. He just instilled it in her since she was very small how important it is to not talk to strangers online, and not share photos of yourself with anyone you don't know. He also doesn't allow her to have a Twitter or TikTok or Instagram account (although when she's a teen he won't be able to stop her).
You can't shelter your kids forever, your only hope is to teach them the dangers and hope they make good choices.
You can't shelter your kids forever, your only hope is to teach them the dangers and hope they make good choices.
Nomad7 · 26-30, M
I read my parents’ whenever I’m around their phones. I must take responsibility and police their conversations and know what’s happening in their lives. They’re often surprised how I know things about their friends they’ve never mentioned to me. I was inspired by the FBI
TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP
Most certainly not.. I don’t wanna know shit..