The age limit on social networking has always been an issue for me. I did a paper on it last year and actually created my blog, “To Young For…” based on this very idea. As a mom of two ‘pre-teen’ boys, this issue is a biggie. My boys are both under the age limit for any social networking sites yet hthey both have a page. I decided tio let them keep them after I found out that they aleady had one. I felt that it was better for me to let them have one and control it instead of them sneaking around. I still really do think that they are way too young to understand the responsibility that comes behind what they post on the Web. The minimum age for these sites should at least be 16. I feel that at that age they should be able to be responsible and mature enough to understand what they post. Even at that age, they should still be monitored. So yes, my kids have their own web ‘page’, but every time they post I get a message to my phone. If it’s something I don’t like or think is appropriate, I go on or make them go on and take it off. Then we have the dreaded talk of why did you feel you should post that and why would you want people to know that etc.,etc.. They absolutely hate those conversations. So I figure the more we talk about it, the greater chance I have that they won’t do it again. So this weeks question....How young is to young for social networking?
