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Facebook Safety: Should Parents Be Spying On Their Kids?
Media-savvy parenting expert, Amy McCready, appears on a televised panel on Prime News. They discuss the difference between safety factors and the invasion of their privacy. Amy exclaims that access to online social media outlets is a privilege in the home, and not a right.
Please note that comments from the other guests in this report do not reflect the opinion of Amy McCready.
Learn the Lingo!:
Friends? Friends of Friends? Like? Poke? Wall? Learn what all these terms mean. Learn your child's language.
Help Your Teens Play it Safe:
For years, teenagers spent much of their free time talking to friends on the phone. Today's teens aren't so different. They just have more ways to communicate.
What's My Teen Doing on Facebook?:
Just like adults, teens use Facebook to connect with friends through chat, personal messages and sharing photos, videos, links and other kinds of information. They use Facebook to announce achievements, wish each other a happy birthday and plan social events - like going to a movie or a friend's house.
Who Can See My Teen's Profile?:
The only people who can see what teens post are their Facebook friends, friends of friends, and networks (like the school they attend). We maintain added protections and security settings for teens (age 13-17) that ensure their profiles and posts don't show up in public search results. Similarly, if teens share their location through Places, only their Facebook friends can see it.
Start a Conversation:
Parents don't need to be social media experts in order to ask questions and begin an ongoing dialog with teens. Have conversations about safety and technology early and often, in the same way that you talk to your kids about being safe at school, in the car, riding public transportation, or playing sports.
One of the best ways to begin a conversation is to ask your teens why services like Facebook are important to them. You might also ask them to show you how to set up your own Facebook profile, so you can see what it's all about. Discuss what's appropriate information to share online—and what isn't. Ask them about privacy settings, and suggest that you go over them together, regularly. Set ground rules, and enforce them.
Learn from Your Teen:
Today's teens have grown up with the internet, cell phones and text messaging. Most don't distinguish between being online or off. New technology has always been a part of their lives, so when we write it off as trivial or a waste of time, we criticize a big part of their social interaction. You probably know this already, but unless you're really on top of social media, your teenager most likely knows more about it than you do. That's OK. Don't be afraid to ask your child to show you the ropes!
It's about Respect:
It's also important to talk about the Golden Rule: treating others the way you want to be treated. This also applies to using new technologies. Make sure your teens know where to go for support if someone ever harasses them. Help them understand how to make responsible and safe choices about what they post—because anything they put online can be misinterpreted or taken out of context.
Once You're On Facebook:
If you have a Facebook profile, and have friended your child, try to respect the same boundaries you use offline. Let your relationship dictate how you interact. For example, whether you join a conversation among your child's friends or if you post on their wall. Think of social media as a get-together at one of your child's friends' houses. You can give permission for your teen to attend, and even though you won't be there to monitor their behavior, you trust your teen to have good judgment around peers and other parents. It's all about balancing your teen's growing independence and need for privacy with your safety concerns.
Facebook Family Safety Center: http://facebook.com/safety
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AMAZON: http://AmyMcCready.info
Notes from a Webmaster (20 years) on this news report ... "The Police Chief is a bit misinformed as you do NOT want "Spyware" on your system as it is not used for safety reasons in any form. You cannot "Hack" into your child's (or anyone's) Facebook account unless you are a cyber-terrorist. And there are no "virtual rooms" to get locked in or out of. All you need is an internet security suite that controls a computer and content on it. You could opt for a key logger which relays what text has been typed, but that is a bit extreme. The only way you could gain access to an account password is by guessing. Persons under 13 are not allowed to have an account on Facebook. If all 13 year olds do not have access, then there is no trust issues to speak of."
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Are you really that bad of a parent to spy on your kid instead of talking to him/her? Everyone needs a little bit of privacy, even your child! Therefore this is fucking stupid.
Juli3MakeupMakeR 7 hours ago
It's invasion of privacy!!
needles1987 8 hours ago
Teenagers deserve a little more credit than that. Parents over react to these kinds of things because it gives their children access to something they themselves do not know much about. Naturally this will cause a human parent to feel fear through lack of control for their child. On the contrary teenagers are not mindless (with the exception of those who watch jersey shore). Teenagers are human beings that are capable of cognitive reasoning just like adults. They can sense when something is wro
Flippinbert3 4 weeks ago
This is ridiculous
Danceforeverx201 4 weeks ago
No parents shouldn't spy on us kids.! Its eht we do not them.! My moms too nosey.!
#TeenageGirl.!
smexxichic4eva 1 month ago