I love my son, but holy crap, if he doesn't stop asking me if he can have a Facebook account I'm going to lose my mind.
He's 11.
The rules on Facebook state that you must be 13.
I've told him this.
I've SHOWN him the rules.
He'll silently read them and then go, "But some kids in my class already have a Facebook account."
"They aren't following the rules. YOU follow the rules," I explained.
I don't agree with children under 13 having a Facebook account. My kids will not have one before 13. And when they do have an account, I'll have the password until they move out.
"Everyone has a Facebook but me!" Tommy will say dramatically.
"Not true. What would you even write?" I asked. Seriously, he's a man of few words.
"I'd write about my video games and, I don't know, say hello," Tommy shrugged.
"It's not happening. We'll talk again in two years."
Then the whining starts all over again. But I'm holding my ground. He's not getting a Facebook until he's 13.
Monday, November 4, 2013
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I totally agree with this - my friend let her SIX YEAR OLD get a facebook - SIX. "To talk to friends and family." Ummm? Skype on your skype account OR use your FB to send message to grandma, but her OWN FB? Yuck.
ReplyDeleteThere was a meeting about the computers at my boys' elementary school and they talked a lot about facebook. I was seriously annoyed. Our elementary school only goes up to 5th grade. It should NOT be a concern yet.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping by the time my boys are old enough for it, they will think it is a lame old person's thing and not want anything to do with it.
Yes! Stand your ground. I know many parents had to cave by 13, but the point is that they at least waited that long!!
ReplyDeleteAll my kids have an account. The youngest is 8, he's had one since he was 4. They play the games on there with grandparents and their only friends are family. They also don't know their password, I or my husband has to log them in to play. Now my two teens use it for much more but like you I know their password and monitor their use. But Twitter is off limits until they are 18,lol.
ReplyDeleteI'm a HUGE stickler for rules but for some reason I allowed both of my girls to have one when they were twelve. My youngest probably asked every day from the time she turned 10 and I made her wait until the day she turned 12, just like her older sister. What's really weird is that she really doesn't do much on there now that she has it. I guess everyone wants what they can't have?
ReplyDeleteStick to your guns! My six year old son has been whining for a cell phone!
ReplyDeleteStand strong, Momma! I think it's an important lesson to learn to follow the rules, even if you don't agree with the rules (unless you think it's something that warrants civil disobedience, which Facebook is NOT!)
ReplyDeleteStay strong - much as I love the internet - it is scary when you let your kids enter the world of strangers!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with you. An 11 year old does not need a Facebook account.
ReplyDeleteI agree. My oldest is 13 and I have her password and I will until she moves out.
ReplyDeleteI agree; stand strong. BUT, realize this, even if you have his password, odds are good that he's somewhere else. Apparently, the kids are shunning Facebook for other sites these days.
ReplyDeleteKids...you've got to stay one step ahead of them.
Good for you for standing your ground on this! I completely agree with you.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad Princes or Bug haven't asked me about Facebook - they don't seem to care and I am thankful for that because I don't think I could handle it! Stand your ground! I'm right there with you...if they do start asking.
ReplyDeletestay strong mama! stay strong. there is just no need for it that young. My son is already asking and he just turned 9!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I could create an account for him, but then what do I teach him about rules? that they can be broken if you really want something bad enough and don't want to wait.
No way.
He has his Lego site profile, which we have to sign him into - and that is as far as it goes.
My son is only ten and keeps begging for a facebook account. It's not gonna happen. I said we'll discuss it when he's 13 and I will be having the password lol.
ReplyDeleteGood for you for not giving in. There is so much pointless stuff on Facebook- I don't even enjoy it! I only use it for networking for my blog. I'm hoping in a few years people will get sick of it and by the time my kids are old enough it will be archaic!
ReplyDeleteTotally commend you for sticking to your guns! I did let my youngest have one before she was 13; her older siblings had one and she felt so left out. But I keep a watch on it. She communicates with me more than anyone, lol. I send her pics of baby pigs.
ReplyDeleteMy niece is 12. According to my SIL her group isn't into Facebook. She wants instagram and snap chat. Snap chat was also a no, since SIL thinks only naughty things will be posted there. It is always something. Stick to your guns.
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