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I’ve never truly understood parents who get upset that their kids are putting all their personal information on Facebook, when they allow their children to have computers in their bedrooms. Parents: FAMILY computers should be in family areas where everyone has access and in full view of the family. Not in household “offices,” where the doors can be locked; not in your kids’ bedrooms. And they shouldn’t have internet on their phones, either. I’m just saying.
Now that I’ve spouted out my pet peeves, today iKeepSafe and the organization, Connect Safely, released A PARENTS' GUIDE TO FACEBOOK. In it, they go into detail about what Facebook is, why it’s so popular, if it’s ‘safe’ and how to optimize Facebook for children.
KEEP IN MIND: IF YOUR CHILD IS ON FACEBOOK AND THEY ARE YOUNGER THAN 13, THEY ARE BREAKING THE LAW. THEY HAVE LIED TO THE COMPANY ABOUT THEIR AGE AND THAT IS A VIOLATION OF THE CONTRACT YOUR CHILD “AGREES” TO. IF YOU SIGNED YOUR OWN CHILD UP FOR FACEBOOK AND THEY ARE YOUNGER THAN 13, YOU ARE A BAD EXAMPLE.
Since the guide above is around 35 pages (it offers great information and I truly suggest you sit down and read it if you’re uninformed about Facebook. Heck, read it if you know EVERYTHING about Facebook), they offer a very convenient SHORT GUIDE with suggested settings for teenagers and even for adults who want to know how to keep their information private.
I VERY STRONGLY suggest that anyone look it over. Especially for young teens, but even for adults, in this day and age, we want our friends to know about our lives. It connects us to each other. However, we must realize that in some instances, we don’t want our fellow employees and employers to know everything we do outside of the office. The internet should allow us to be able to be more honest with each other, but it shouldn’t take away our privacy.
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