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Should parents have teens' Myspace and Facebook passwords?

Results so far:

Yes
65% 386 votes Total: 596 votes
No
35% 210 votes
Yes
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  • 1 of 36

    by Bonnie Fitzgerald

    I am a firm believer that parents need to be involved in their kids' life. I myself am on MySpace and know how it works. I think that kids can use MySpace with some rules and gu...read more

  • 2 of 36

    by Angela S. Young

    Even though our teens like to think they can take care of themselves, we all know they often make poor decisions because they lack the maturity of discernment or they just don't...read more

  • 3 of 36 Donatedbadge

    by Karlin Brock

    A few months ago I may have answered, "No, parents that are demanding passwords to personal spaces on the net are being invasive and sending a message of distrust to their teens...read more

  • 4 of 36

    by E.M.Robinson

    Parents should have MySpace and FaceBook passwords. As a teacher in the public schools,I used to be dead-set against these sites. After a while, I could see the value in young p...read more

  • 5 of 36

    by Ron Lester

    I would love to trust my teenage children, but we must consider their current states of mind. Teenagers start developing a sense of independence and believe they are mature eno...read more

  • 6 of 36

    by Cristy Hebert

    Some parents don't realize that the Internet can be almost as dangerous as the real world. That is the reason parents should have their teenagers' passwords. Those websites, and...read more

  • 7 of 36

    by Kelly Robinson

    Parenting isn't about making all of the right decisions. We wish it were, we want it to be, we do our very best and we pray that we do it right often enough to count. Even so, t...read more

  • 8 of 36

    by R.L Hanlon

    Parents should definitely have their children's Myspace and Facebook passwords. Not only for safe Internet practices, but it also allows a parent to view how their child is por...read more

  • 9 of 36

    by Cheryl Marly

    Kids will be kids. We've heard it all before; you have to know with whom your kids are associating and the activities they choose to partake in. This has always been 'proper par...read more

  • 10 of 36

    by Donna Marie Gray

    I want to make it clear from the beginning of this opinion piece that I do not think parents should spy, snoop and intrude on the privacy of their teens as a means of finding ou...read more

  • 11 of 36

    by Kristin Castle

    We know these web sites are a feeding ground for dangerous people and bad behavior, yet we debate whether or not it is appropriate to monitor what our teens are doing on line. ...read more

  • 12 of 36

    by Lisa Shaver

    Myspace and Facebook are both forms of communication. Ways for people to connect and keep updated with each other. You can post pictures and current information about you and yo...read more

  • 13 of 36

    by Mary Jones

    I am only speaking of my experience about this. Last Summer my daughter ran away from home, and being that she was 17 years old then the police were not and could not be of much...read more

  • 14 of 36

    by foreversweetpea

    I was recently visiting friends who have teenage daughters and was amazed when I heard that they don't monitor their children's Myspace pages. Yes, they have their daughters li...read more

  • 15 of 36

    by Paul Rodrigues

    To put it simply, as long as your child is living at home and not paying for their space, I believe that parents have the right to "invade the teens privacy". There are many pro...read more

  • 16 of 36

    by Donna Martin

    I think most parents fail to remember that while it's important to give teenagers their privacy, that it's far more important to protect them. In my house I have 2 teenage...read more

  • 17 of 36

    by Jenifer Rose

    I have always had a very firm opinion on this subject, and after watching Dr. Phil today on television I felt the need to voice it. The show was on a 16 year old girl who met a...read more

  • 18 of 36

    by Char and Gary's Gab

    Parenting is a twenty four hour, seven days a week job. Which means that you look out for the best interests of your child all the time. In everything they do and participate ...read more

  • 19 of 36

    by Cora Lynn

    YES! Would you say that your child should have the ability to walk down a street unaccompanied when you know that a number of pedophiles have taken up residency there? Well th...read more

  • 20 of 36

    by Josie Shaw

    I do not believe that this should even be an issue now days! Times are much different now and we must all come to realize that and accept it. Decades before, parents just had ...read more

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  • 1 of 25

    by Saralyn Colon

    In today's unsafe world, children and teens are being targeted more than ever on sites such as facebook and myspace. Unfortunately, both sites have become places for pedophiles ...read more

  • 2 of 25

    by Solarfinder

    As each day passes, my children are that much closer to their own independence. I ask them about their day, and how they did in school. I ask them about their friends, and I g...read more

  • 3 of 25

    by JenJen

    I'm 14, and have Bebo. For those that don't know, Bebo is a site almost identical to Myspace and Facebook.I think that it would horrible for my parents to know what I wrote on t...read more

  • 4 of 25

    by Lisa Koski

    I think that whether or not you have your teen's password for their Myspace depends on your child. Is your child's behavior changing or becoming worrisome? There are so many way...read more

  • 5 of 25

    by Jennifer Jones

    I do not agree that parents should have their teens' passwords for the sole purpose that not all teens are the same. Do I agree that some parents should have their teens' passwo...read more

  • 6 of 25

    by JR Lewis

    Control does not win with teens. Teens are like sand. In your hand, if you squeeze too tightly, sand runs through your finger quickly, but if you cup it, without pressure or...read more

  • 7 of 25

    by Kledi Genie

    No, NO and again NOOOO! I think there is absolutely no reason for any parent to have their children's passwords - I think what's more important (and should definitely be done) ...read more

  • 8 of 25

    by sky-shaddows

    i don't think that parents should have access to passwords of there teens... ill admit, there are many reasons backing up each side. but, as a teen myself, i think that its im...read more

  • 9 of 25 Donatedbadge

    by Ann Somerville

    I don't think parents should have teenagers passwords for Myspace and Facebook and the simple reason is that if you feel your child is old enough to be using these websites then...read more

  • 10 of 25

    by Rycharde Angel

    The user agreement for such sites states that the person who is applying for the account must be a certain age. Usually 13. This is the case with most of these networking and so...read more

  • 11 of 25

    by Tiffany Daudelin

    The few things children crave from their parents are respect, trust and privacy. By having your child's passwords to Myspace or Facebook or any other similar website and hacking...read more

  • 12 of 25

    by Allison R.

    Absolutely not! It's the parents' responsibility to be actively involved in their kids' lives without spying on them and causing unwanted tension between parent and child. It ...read more

  • 13 of 25

    by Julianne Baehni

    No, I think that is a little too smothering. Though I do completely understand the parents point of view who disagree, because I too, had a very hard time dealing with this year...read more

  • 14 of 25

    by Yohanna Farrell

    Should parents have teen`s myspace and facebook passwords? My complete and honest answer would be no. No parents should not have their teens password as this is proving that the...read more

  • 15 of 25

    by CJ R

    The teenage years are a seemingly constant struggle between parents and teens. Teens are struggling to establish their own identity and autonomy while parents are trying to pro...read more

  • 16 of 25

    by Joanne Olivieri

    Even if parents had their passwords it wouldn't make any difference. Passwords on myspace can be changed in an instant. I also think that depending on the age of the child is ...read more

  • 17 of 25

    by Andrew Spriggs

    Facebook and Myspace are, first and foremost, places for teenagers to talk to each other. Although both sites are not exclusive to teenagers, by the social attitude of these sit...read more

  • 18 of 25

    by Suzanne Fleming

    Teenagers are at a very difficult age, in which they are turning from dependent children into independent adults. As such they need their own space to discover who they are, mak...read more

  • 19 of 25

    by Daniel Walch

    Parents should not have their teenager's MySpace and Facebook passwords. The reason is simply because the teens won't allow it. Teenagers use these social networking sites to co...read more

  • 20 of 25

    by Carol Embree

    Parents/guardians should not have access to teens 'Myspace' and 'Facebook' passwords. These accounts while more interactive than standard forms of communication which many of us...read more

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