Comments on: HisSpace? http://susanscrupski.com/scrupskiblog/2008/07/24/hisspace/ ITSinsider unplugged Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:02:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: howsexsells http://susanscrupski.com/scrupskiblog/2008/07/24/hisspace/#comment-27 howsexsells Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:12:25 +0000 http://susanscrupski.com/scrupskiblog/?p=17#comment-27 Hack it. What you don't know can hurt him. Hack it. What you don’t know can hurt him.

]]> By: Sheamus http://susanscrupski.com/scrupskiblog/2008/07/24/hisspace/#comment-11 Sheamus Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:54:57 +0000 http://susanscrupski.com/scrupskiblog/?p=17#comment-11 Hi Susan; Noted your comment on Facebook this morning. Caveat... Even though I raised eight children, including as single parent for a few years, and they all became "good people" as adults... I do not have "the answers". Within context of the above caveat... You are the parent. As such, you have the responsibility and obligation to protect your children (while it is reasonably possible). This is ever more true when you are talking about pre-teens. Our children grow up in a world very different that that of our youth. There are also evil people who are looking at MySpace, looking to trap unwary and unprotected children.. I suggest you communicate nicely to your pre-teen, and definitely make clear that you intent to periodically check out their MySpace, and make sure to have a good back-and-forth discussion with your pre-teen as to why this is necessary. Kindest regards to you and your family. Hi Susan;

Noted your comment on Facebook this morning.

Caveat… Even though I raised eight children, including as single parent for a few years, and they all became “good people” as adults… I do not have “the answers”.

Within context of the above caveat… You are the parent. As such, you have the responsibility and obligation to protect your children (while it is reasonably possible). This is ever more true when you are talking about pre-teens.

Our children grow up in a world very different that that of our youth. There are also evil people who are looking at MySpace, looking to trap unwary and unprotected children..

I suggest you communicate nicely to your pre-teen, and definitely make clear that you intent to periodically check out their MySpace, and make sure to have a good back-and-forth discussion with your pre-teen as to why this is necessary.

Kindest regards to you and your family.

]]> By: scrupskiblog http://susanscrupski.com/scrupskiblog/2008/07/24/hisspace/#comment-10 scrupskiblog Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:49:17 +0000 http://susanscrupski.com/scrupskiblog/?p=17#comment-10 Good point. I'm not sure it's what he's posting, but probably more what his friends (and, oh yes, they come in both genders) are posting on his page that he would not want Mom to see. Good point. I’m not sure it’s what he’s posting, but probably more what his friends (and, oh yes, they come in both genders) are posting on his page that he would not want Mom to see.

]]> By: Alan Savoy http://susanscrupski.com/scrupskiblog/2008/07/24/hisspace/#comment-9 Alan Savoy Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:03:17 +0000 http://susanscrupski.com/scrupskiblog/?p=17#comment-9 I don't have kids, so take that into account. This seems a little different from a journal, because he is sharing it with others. I can understand that it is important for conversations to be private, but once it is posted online, it is possible that one day it will become public. Think about this: if you are posting something that you would be embarrased about your parents seeing, is that really something that should be posted? I don’t have kids, so take that into account. This seems a little different from a journal, because he is sharing it with others. I can understand that it is important for conversations to be private, but once it is posted online, it is possible that one day it will become public. Think about this: if you are posting something that you would be embarrased about your parents seeing, is that really something that should be posted?

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