Blabbable Secrets

Watching this YouTube video by Dr. Laura was a great indication that I am on the right path when it comes to my kids and the internet. If you are a parent, I sure hope you are on the right track too.

My teen is not allowed computer access to Myspace and/or Facebook unless she adds me as her friend. I don’t have to be her “top friend” but she does need to add me so that her friends will know that I am on there, etc.

She is also not allowed to change her log-in and/or password. If she changes it then she is not permitted to use the home computers to access these social networking sites.

At some point she will go off to college and I’m sure she’ll get to a point where she’ll either change the password or she will not really care because she will not have time to worry about it.

I do log into her accounts to make sure she is not being harassed by other kids, etc. When she was a freshman in high school she was bullied on Myspace and I was so glad to know what was happening to her by older girls. I was able to put a stop to it. She didn’t like it at the time but eventually she began to understand the importance of parents having your back.

I try and make a habit of logging into her accounts a couple of times a month just to make sure everything is A-Ok. Nothing wrong with a parent knowing what is going on with their child. So Kudos to Dr. Laura for tackling this issue. I hope more parents out there will get involved with what is going on with their kids at school and at home.