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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Make it about them presenting themselves in the best light. Not that mommy doesn't trust you (even though you obviously don't).[/quote]

OP here. Very good advice, thoughmMy only posts have been the original one and 21:29; not sure where you got the idea that I don't trust my child. I actually do, but as this is my oldest, I was looking for guidance as to the local norms.

Many of DC's friends have no privacy settings at all, which I find startling. It does seem that some parents are not aware of the risks of social media that go far beyond whether one's own child is trustworthy. The kids themselves who don't put on the controls, even if trustworthy, do need some education on how to avoid the weirdos now and protect their reputation in the future. They just don't have the life experience to make those judgments themselves yet. [/quote]

I think that's a great way to look at it (I am the PP you are quoting). When facebook/social media & children is discussed on this forum, there seems to be a significant portion of parents saying they can only use it if it's monitored by them, they check it randomly, etc. I was probably a bad kid by some of these standards, but I turned out okay, and I know I would have been very upset and tried to retaliate if my parents attempted to monitor my email/facebook (I got it sometime in high school- but this was about a decade ago). Just keep in mind that, for some kids, having parents always over their shoulder or imposing a lot of privacy limits may not result in a good thing. Better to teach them to be savvy.[/quote]

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