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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm curious about how most parents handle FB account and their children (mine are still very young so not an issue for me yet).  Do most parents require that their children have them on their friend list?  And do most of you have their passwords?  Maybe that is too controlling and I understand that teens want and need their privacy but it seems like since Facebook is such a public forum, its not really private anyway.  Its not like reading their diary.  I would think that most parents would want some access to their kids account to 1) protect them from harm and 2) protect them from making a fool of themselves.  How do most of you handle this issue?

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A LOT of education.

Recognize that you can have can have your child's Facebook or Twitter or Tmblr password and you can check it religiously... but your child can always just go and get a different account, that you don't know about.[/quote]

Exactly,  If you have a kid old enough to be on Facebook who's not smart enough to thwart your efforts with a dummy account, you didn't do a good job raising a smart kid.  It's really a matter (so much more easily said than done) of teaching self-respect.  Look at other friend's pages with your kids (our friends or theirs if they let you) and make sure they know how you feel about aspects of those folks' internet presence.  Try it without the "that's so inappropriate" and more of the, "that does not make me want to hang out with them".  Teaching them that they are being judged based on that image is important. [/quote]

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