Letting my child use the internet is a scary thing. There are a lot of weirdos out there. On the other hand, I think it is a necessary skill and should be developed at an early age. I also believe that monitoring your child's use of the internet is extremely importatnt.
I let my 6 1/2 year old use Facebook. She uses my accout to play Farmville and Fishville. She loves it. She also loves chatting with family on Facebook. We have an understanding. She is only allowed to chat with family. Anyone else pops up, she is not allowed to chat with them. If I happen to be in the kitchen, she is to come get me if someone pops up in chat that isn't family. I do my best to stay right there and watch while she is on the computer, but it is not always possible.
I trust my daughter and I know she understands the conditions of her using my Facebook account. I like the way that chatting with family improves her spelling. I like that she is learning responsibility. I like that she can talk to her older cousins, her uncle and aunts, and her grandmother in the Facebook chat.
You may not agree with me. You may not approve of letting a child of my daughter's age use my Facebook account. That's fine. I feel that it is fine, as long as it is monitored. She understands the rules for using the computer. She understands what she is allowed to do and what she isn't. My husband and I keep a close eye on her when she is on the computer. If we can't, then she has to play on Kidzui until one of us is ready to monitor her.
I let my 6 1/2 year old use Facebook. She uses my accout to play Farmville and Fishville. She loves it. She also loves chatting with family on Facebook. We have an understanding. She is only allowed to chat with family. Anyone else pops up, she is not allowed to chat with them. If I happen to be in the kitchen, she is to come get me if someone pops up in chat that isn't family. I do my best to stay right there and watch while she is on the computer, but it is not always possible.
I trust my daughter and I know she understands the conditions of her using my Facebook account. I like the way that chatting with family improves her spelling. I like that she is learning responsibility. I like that she can talk to her older cousins, her uncle and aunts, and her grandmother in the Facebook chat.
You may not agree with me. You may not approve of letting a child of my daughter's age use my Facebook account. That's fine. I feel that it is fine, as long as it is monitored. She understands the rules for using the computer. She understands what she is allowed to do and what she isn't. My husband and I keep a close eye on her when she is on the computer. If we can't, then she has to play on Kidzui until one of us is ready to monitor her.
