34 replies to this topic

[Lauren]

I agree. As long as your not snooping on your kids myspace its ok, but if you were and pretending to be them and talking to their friends that is not alright.

I'm sorry, but a good parent WOULD snoop!!! I didn't realize it 'til I was a parent myself... one day it'll come to you.

[FolsomResident2002]

I haven't read any of the other comments but kuddos to your kids. Hopefully you're not "mom" as the name, but I am glad your relationship with your kids allows this parental involvement.

MYSPACE.COM

I have boys that have profiles on Myspace.com. After seeing a few articles about Myspace, I was curious and looked into it.

I found my sons' profiles quite easily. In fact, I found my nieces and nephews profiles as well. Not to forget to mention the profiles of some parents that I know.

I would like to have a general discussion on how you, as teenagers, feel about parents going into Myspace and checking your profiles out.

Surprisingly, my sons, nieces and nephews allowed me to become a "friend". I check and comment every now and then on their profiles. They don't seem to mind. They send me loving little notes back.

I make my kids aware that I will from time to time go on myspace and look at their profiles. At first, my youngest son had a problem with this but has accepted my argument that if MILLIONS of other people/strangers are allowed to view their profile, then surely, I can check them out. If they have nothing to hide, then all is fine.

What are your thoughts on this?

[Bill Z]

I read the OP and one other post, so i don't know if someone has already said what I'm about to, sorry if I'm duplicating.

I think all kids should know their parents can view their myspace page, it teaches them that nothing they put on the web is private, they really need to realize, what they put on the web, everyone can find, especially those they don't want to find it.

[coolfolsommom]

MYSPACE.COM

I have boys that have profiles on Myspace.com. After seeing a few articles about Myspace, I was curious and looked into it.

I found my sons' profiles quite easily. In fact, I found my nieces and nephews profiles as well. Not to forget to mention the profiles of some parents that I know.

I would like to have a general discussion on how you, as teenagers, feel about parents going into Myspace and checking your profiles out.

Surprisingly, my sons, nieces and nephews allowed me to become a "friend". I check and comment every now and then on their profiles. They don't seem to mind. They send me loving little notes back.

I make my kids aware that I will from time to time go on myspace and look at their profiles. At first, my youngest son had a problem with this but has accepted my argument that if MILLIONS of other people/strangers are allowed to view their profile, then surely, I can check them out. If they have nothing to hide, then all is fine.

What are your thoughts on this?

i have 1 teen who has a myspace and i get in and check it on occasion and it is always good and i have another that doesnt because good choices were not made. it is our job as parents to protect and correct our kids. we love them that is the only and the best reason to monitor them.

[Rickykicks]

well i'm not a teen any longer but when myspace first came out when i was in high school my parents didn't know about it. however now my parents do know about it and they have made their own myspace and facebook and i've found they just use it to spy on what i am up too not for social networking.

good news though kids, you can most of your stuff to private including information from certain groups of people, just fool around with your privacy settings because employers also do the same thing.