I've already blocked the site..after seeing it on the news for the 3rd time. Now she thinks I don't trust her.. Can I let her use Myspace and still make sure she's not talking to the wrong people? Am I just being an over-protective parent or do I have a legitimate concern?
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? Tell her about Internet Stalking, and that girls, especially underage girls, are BIG targets. Then let her sign on using an alias, have her create a completely false identity. Then have her promise that she will never give out any personal information that might let people find her. Tell her the only people who should know her true identity are those that she and YOU know. Then make her give you her password and actually check to see what she posts on-line. If she won't agree, then tell her you are not being cruel, you are trying to protect her. Tell her MySpace is not a place to find a date if she does find a date then more often than not it is a predator who will hurt her. If she still doesn't agree then tell her she can't go onto MySpace.
It is better to get her to agree to do it on your terms, or else she might go to a friends house and open an account that you will never know about.
MySpace can be good, for example she can talk to her friends, and if you have Broadband or DSL she won't tie up a phone line. Tell her that you want to trust her, but she has to earn it first--she has to abide to your rules. If she does so then she can stay on MySpace.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? tell your stupid kid that she shouldnt EVER give out her personal information or talk to anyone she doesnt know on myspace unless she wants to get killed and raped and then leave her the F**K alone and stay out of her buisness...she'll only go behind your back and hate you for it anyways. Report It
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? over protective. Its only on the news because its rare that things happen. There are millions of people on the site and for that to result in only 3 news stories isnt that bad.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? Put your computer in a publlic area of the house and use the censor lock for degrees of language and pornography
If shes semi supervised and uses a communal email then theres nothing to hide.
Make her fully aware of the pshychos and how they stalk their prey
Remember no individual log on ids, no private email accounts, and most of all trust her
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? I don't like myspace either, and my niece, nephew and their friends are all in it. I guess as long as you know the kind of content she has on her page, then you shouldn't worry too much. As for the content on her friend's page, that's another thing, let their parents worry about them, and you take care of what your daughter posts online.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? This is very tough, and a lot of things play into it. How old is he? Has she proven herself to be honest?
What I would do would be to allow her to be on it, but only when I am in the room with her. Then check in occasionally on what's happening.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? get parent control software, many good software packages are available
Block that site, it will also allow you to track what other site she may be using that you don't want her using! Good Luck
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? if i had a child I would make myspace off limits to her. The only thing it's good for is to meet people. It's a social networking site.
Why do kids need a social networking site? When I was growing up, the only friends I needed were at my school -- MY OWN AGE!
good job
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? One great way to protect her from freaks is DEMAND that she change her setting to say she is 14 years old. That way certain people can't look at her profile. If someone she has never seen asks her to be a friend just tell her to decline so that won't have access to her page, but don't just band myspace altogether because we teens find a lot of fun in leaving messgages and posting pics of what we did last night.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? depends on how old she is....As long as shes not putting anything too personal on there....its fine....if she's under 15 she can get a lock on her myspace page that can only be seen by people she knows...such as friends
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? Oh you are being a PARENT. But you don't have to protect her that much as long as you know that she has PRIVATE settings on her myspace account I don't see a problem in her logging on. Also you can always limit her time on the computer and occasionally check on her when she is online just to invade on her privacy she just might take it the wrong way. However you do have legitimate concern there are so many people online is just wrong especially for those SICK PEOPLE too, but if you trust her to be online then I'm sure she will do the right thing.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? I don't have kids old enough to have to worry about this site yet but my sister uses it and I DON"T like it. I say get rid of it..Let her know you do trust her just tell her that myspaces is a very bad site. Or keep teh computer where you can always see it password protect it so it can only be used when you want it to there for she can still talk to her friends and you can see what is going on.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? If you are saavy enough (or if she isn't saavy) you can put a keylogger on your computer (and you BETTER believe I am putting one on mine when my daughter gets old enough to use it)....it will log EVERY keystroke she makes, so you will know what she is saying to whom....and i don't believe there is such a thing as an overprotective parent ESPECIALLY when it comes to a daughter (and i'm not trying to be sexists toward boys, cause i know we can get into trouble of our own, I just have a daughter and I know i will do ANYTHING to keep her safe, maybe i just watch too much Special Victims Unit, but I DON'T TRUST anyone!!!).
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? here are some sites I found about myspace and privacy
http://familyinternet.about.com/od/chatt...
http://www.judysbook.com/websites/websit...
always ask about the people on her friends list, I personally have only met 2 of the people in my friends list, but the majority of the people in my friends list are bands.
change the setting to all comments that friends post must be approved and you should do the approving, I've had about 10 or so that I've deleted because they were a bit vulger for my taste
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? You have a legitimate concern. I hate the stage she is going through....I've been there so many times....just monitor her actions and hope you steered her the right way :)
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? Your name is all wrong dude. lol. You are a fantastic dad, for wanting to protect your daughter like this! And no, you are NOT over reacting. Just go to the safety tips for parents on the myspace homepage. There are some cool tips there. I have all 3 of my sons on there, and the youngest is 14 1/2, so I know your fears and concerns. My youngest is very watched over by me though, and he has seen me on the comp for several years now, so he knows alot of the pitfalls. He doesn't know it all though, and I am not able to watch over him every second, but I am confident that he is safe.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? immedately install a progam that records EVERY keystroke on the computer....screen what is said, write down all contacts, and you need a real sit down with her....this My Space is one dangerous place for kids to play at....girls are so dumb,they give away all kinds of info, piece at a time that can identify where they live, who they are, and how to get a hold of them...they set themselves up for pedophile attacks daily. Very bad idea, and in my opinion, should be barred from the household. There are ways to contact her friends...what ever happened to the phone??? And, I would monitor, daily, her site to make sure she has not published compromising pics...kids do this thinking no one can know who they are....very dangerous.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? i am a kid with myspace and you just dont let her put real info or pictures of herself and she will be fine.
i have had a myspace ever since i was 4 years old.
i dont put my real age,birthday,city,state,or any of that crap.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? Let her have a livejournal.They are halfway decnt. Blogspot is cool too.They aren't as active,but they are cleaner.Hope that helps!
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? I have a 15 yr old son. The best you can do is give her the mindset of protecting herself. I consider myself over-protective but I can not monitor my sons daily activities 24/7. It's impossible. MSN has made computer life easier for parents though by giving parents the option of what websites you as a parent allow your child to enter. It also emails the parent a list of all on-line activity for the day this means chat rooms, web sites, emails. Give your child her freedom. Put your PC in a open room. Warn her that you can check anything she does on the computer. If she isn't allowed to access these websites at home she will do it at the library, friends house, or even at school. Yes, you do have a legitimate concern but unless you shackle her to your side until she moves out of your home these are concerns that happen in everyday life with predators not just on MySpace. God Bless all our children and their parents.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? I think you can block users on there and accept messages from only people she knows...
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? i heard that buisnesses look and see if new employees are on myspace, and if there's nasty stuff on their it seriously influences their decision.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? From looking @ your info it sounds like this is your 15 year old. if that is in fact true than the hard fact of it is that EVERYONE she knows is probably on myspace. Although you do have legitimate concern because ANYTHING a 15 year old does online as far as email, chat rooms, all that stuff is dangerous because of the amount of pedophiles in the world today. My best advice would be to let her use the service but make her use the option where a person has to be a friend already to view her profile and also the option where they have to know her last name or email address to send a friend request in the first place (she doesn't have to put shes 14 for either of these cuz she will probably have a problem with that too.) This way she will be more likely to only have people she actually knows on there. If you don't show her some trust she will just rebel in some other way that's probably way worse than myspace.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? How old is she, just inform her of the dangers. If she's anything like most computer savey young adults they can easily bypass filters etc.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? way overprotective...
just make sure she doesnt put her real name on it and shell be fine if u are still worried. and just ask if shes talking to friends or random people.
dont lose her trust
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? I know my mother doesn't like it that i'm on myspace but you should trust your daughter I mean what kind of a mother-daughter relationship do you guys have if there is no trust?
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? You can let your daughter use the computer and get on my space. go to goggle ask for a program call keykatcher. It allows you see where your child has been and it shows what they have typed on the computer. It plugs in the back of the computer and keeps track of every keystroke she types. DONT LET HER HAVE A COMPUTER IN HER ROOM. Keep it visable and get that program it's great. I know I have to 14 yr old girls I have to monitor:)
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? make sure her age is at 14... if its set at 14 on myspace only people who she invited as friends (people who she knows personally) will be able to see her space. I have it set on mine (lol and I'm 29) so that only friends and family whom I've invited can see my pics, since I have 4 very young children and feel the need to protect them as well. And GOOD FOR YOU, for knowing what she's doing online and being vigilent.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? mayb a little over protected but u r also a very concern mother u hav to open your eyes wide these days u dont know who is who let her knows facts n d rules n see how u both get from there
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? i use myspace....there's nothing too dangerous about it...if your daughter is a good kid....then let her use it....tell her you don't want her meeting people she doesn't know....if you still feel scared, why don't you get a myspace and just be yourself? you'll see its not dangerous at all....
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? How old is she?
Anyone under 18 should not be on there. They do not control the site enough to filter out even pornography and profanity. They say they do but they can't monitor all the photos people post every day.
Tell her you trust her but not all the freaks that are out there. She doesn't have enough life experience to filter out the weirdos.
If she is 16-18 and willing to only use it to keep in contact with people she knows and to let you view her sites and the sites she is visiting, then let her use it. Tell her that if she wants you to trust her that she needs to show you that she can use it responsibly. Trust is earned.
Can anybody help me! I don't like my daughter on Myspace. I trust her.but how do I protect her from freaks? You have to think about this realistically. You can't expect or be expected to monitor your daughter's internet activity every second she's online. I don't think blocking the site is at all inappropriate if you as her parent are uncomfortable with what may happen, though it is rare.
I maintain a Myspace account of my own, and I can tell you it's not kid friendly through sheer dint of language alone. There's no pornography, but I've got a dry sense of humor and it's oriented to adults. It happens.
I disagree with the using communal email, but the computer being in a communal place in the house seems fair to me. I despise the idea of using spy software available to parents to see where your children are going, but if you feel it's time for such a drastic (last resort) measure then by all means. However I think encouraging your children to talk about those people talking to them on the internet is a solid and good place to start.
There's also the usual birds and bees conversation. Unfortunantely it's nigh impossible to prevent your daughter from encountering information you don't want her to see online. I think the thing to do would be to sit down and have a god heart to heart with her about it. Let her know that you do trust her, it's the site you don't trust. And regardless of how you feel, or how she feels there is information and people out there you want to keep away from her. It's not only your job as a parent, it's your right as a parent. She should understand. If not, then perhaps more covert measures need to be taken such as the software I mentioned earlier.
