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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At what age will you stop checking?  College?  I am not saying checking is wrong I am just wondering when you will give them privacy?  I would not look at my 18 year old's phone but I know another parent who still monitors emails and texts..[/quote]

You really have to base it on your kid and your kids' friends/social group.  I have learned so much about my kids' friends thru social media - things I didn't really want to know in many cases (icky) but know its good that I do.  I have a really good idea of who parties, who is hooking up and how nice, trustworthy, and smart or not, many are (and by smart I don't mean intelligent I mean whether or not they make good decisions).

I monitored my older kid's social media mid way thru 9th grade or so (got iphone in 6th).  Was clear #1 was trustworthy, had mostly friends who were pretty tame, so rarely checked it after that.  Second kid is more active on social media (got iphone in 5th) is a freshman and Im still logged in to that kid's accounts so I can check anytime.  Haven't seen that #2 has posted anything objectionable but some peer posts have made me realize I will be watching this kid well into high school.  Seems like #2 has friends who are less "innocent" than #1's and #2 is more interested in social activities with this crowd.  I will say that the most disturbing things I have seen are how sexualized many are. I always wonder where in the hell the parents are.[/quote]

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