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[quote=Anonymous]I would check TOS very carefully; if (as I suspect) he has violated those then without question I would delete the account and make clear he was not allowed another until I permitted it, which would not be until he meets the age requirement *at a minimum*. We don't lie to get entertainment-related things we just happen to want, and we don't sign our name to false things that could constitute legal agreements.

The rest would depend on exactly what our family rules were [b] as had been previously made clear to him [/b]. I do not hold my kids accountable to standards they aren't aware of or haven't had significant opportunity to discuss, so if there hadn't been an explicit rule to this point all I would do is have a discussion where I laid down a few that I expected to be followed.

Since it's all innocent stuff it wouldn't be much of a problem in our home unless TOS were violated. If the account were obtained in a deceptive way by sneaking around our established rules, the deceptive behavior would be a problem but the account itself would not be unless a lie had been necessary to set it up.

I grant my kids email access on an account configured with me as owner/administrator at age 8.5, so we would have already had the internet safety and permanency discussion but we would have a refresher. I would also let him know if and how I intended to monitor his account activity; if he did not consent to this then as a minor whose online behavior was my responsibility his only choice would be to cease posting on the account.

As long as grades are all A's and the device is NEVER a source of disciplinary problems at school, I wouldn't mind his use of it during the school day, honestly. I remember school; kids end up with plenty of free time so who knows what he was meant to be doing at the time and I don't mind any ethical way he chooses to use his spare time. If there are any grades below an A, then that indicates a need for greater focus and effort in that area so school time shouldn't be spent on the device except for academic purposes until the situation is remedied, and obviously getting into trouble with the device would be unacceptable. Other than that, as long as he's posting nothing risky to his own safety or harmful to someone else, as long as all conditions above are met I would let him do as he liked. [/quote]

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