Do you think a child should be allowed to have a Tagged.com Account?

Would you allow your daughter, age 13, to have a Tagged.com account or a MySpace account? If so would you allow them to post their picture on it for all to see? My daughter does not have any personal connections on there, just who she meets through chatting. If you do think she should have it, do you think I should install spyware on my computer to monitor it? I am not always available to sit right next to her everytime she is online. I trust her on most sites but this gives her access to so much and so many strangers. Remember, she is only 13. Thanks

Do you think a child should be allowed to have a Tagged.com Account?
My space is like a billboard to the world that you can put anything on and view on anyone else's. I am not sure of the policy of the website or if it has any type of control system in place. I am aware that if you are not on myspace certain viewing is limited. It would be best to go to myspace and read it and see a few that are available and then join yourself it is free. I seen that Hillary Clinton has a site. It is become very much the advertising place for people.





wait... Hillary has a site and corporations advertise clients....maybe it is risky... but seriously check it out for yourself. If you don't think so, should it really matter what anyone else thinks. Afterall, you are her mother.
Reply:No way. MySpace is evil and it's basically a place where pedophiles and predators look to find their prey. Meeting people online is unhealthy, anyway. If it is closely monitored then I suppose it can be safe. For an example, let her have an account but sign up for it on your email and know the account password. Log on daily to check on it. But then again she can also delete messages so there is no trace of them, and your kid may be talking to a 40 year old man and has plans to meet him.
Reply:My daughter has a Myspace account. I've never heard of Tagged.com, but I'm gonna check it out. If she wants one I'll let her have it.


If you let her have it then you can monitor it. Make her give you the password and keep an eye on what goes on.


**Ayisha... What a HUGE hypocrite you are. "My kids won't be allowed internet"... She says ON THE INTERNET. Don't have kids, they spot lying hypocrites quickly, and you'll never have their respect.
Reply:More important than monitoring and controlling her from a distance and behind her back (not saying you SHOULDN'T do that, just that what I'm about to suggest is more important, in my opinion) is talking to and communicating with her. Remember that if you tell her she can't have an account, all you're going to accomplish is having her create an account anyway, behind your back, and that is even more dangerous. Educate her on how to protect herself online, and make her aware of just how deceitful people can be online, and just how bad it can get. She's 13, she can handle the truth. And if she wants to have a myspace or tagged account, then she NEEDS to know the truth. That way she'll know better how to protect HERSELF when the time comes. Remember that as parents you (I say 'you' because I myself am not a parent, yet) will not be there forever, and you need to give her the tools to manage on her own.





Remember that communication and trust are the best tools at your disposal to not only protect your child, but to equip her to protect herself.





On a last note, if the contacts on this myspace/tagged account are only people she's met online, then I would not recommend posting pictures of herself, for now. And I agree with Patty, don't put the computer in her room! Have it in the living room or another "common" area of the house. Not so that you can WATCH her at ALL TIMES, but to dissuade her from temptations that will come as she grows, especially with people she only knows online. Treacherous ground that is to be treading on!








It's never easy. Good luck!
Reply:Have you ever watched "To Catch A Predator" on Dateline NBC? If not, here is a link you should be familiar with to protect your daughter when it comes to posting her photos and chatting online.





http://www.perverted-justice.com/





Please make sure the computer is not in her room so that you can see what she is doing at all times. YES, add spyware and any other type of software needed to protect your daughter.





Remember, this is a precious child and she doesn't need to subjected to many things that come across online through chatting.





We never know who we are writing to when we write, just like I don't know who I am writing to when relying to your question.





Computers are a luxury although we think they are a necessity. Do what you need to do to protect your child.
Reply:No there won't be Internet in my house and if there was my sons and daughters won't be allowed on the Internet as that won't teach them how to be good Muslims.

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