When Big Brother is really Mom or Dad
Jan 05
I’ve got two kids, and while they’re not quite Facebooking it just yet, I’m sure they will be soon enough. CNN recently had an article about teenage usage of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. Nothing most of us don’t know, but they make one point that I rather liked:
Beyond keeping a watchful eye on risky interests and pictures, parents should also use social networking sites such as MySpace — which had about 120 million users as of this summer — as an opportunity to learn about their childrens’ favorite movies and hobbies, as well as their top friends, she said.
“You so often hear parents say ‘I don’t even know my kid anymore.’ Here’s a very easy tool to get to know your kid again,” she said.
Here’s the whole article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/05/myspace.teens/index.html
Jan 06 at 10:01
You know, I think I might get my mom to join Facebook. For my son, Big Brother won’t just be mom or dad…it’ll be grandma.