MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo IM - How Do Parents Eavesdrop Anymore?
My kids and I are definitely plugged in – between our landline, cell phones, and laptops with internet browsing, emailing, and instant messaging, we can talk to who we want, whenever we want, without each other knowing.
And that makes life interesting for a parent of teens.
Today, I muse about MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo IM and personal communication devices over at the Silicon Valley Moms Blog. It’s still me, and I’m not a mom, just a token male voice. It’s like a sleepover in the SV Moms house. Head on over and visit, and feel free to comment.
My post on SV Moms: MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo IM - How Do Parents Eavesdrop Anymore?
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Comment by optimisticmama
| May 30th, 2008
“That would be Stealth with a capital S, which rhymes with Clueless, and that stands for Dad.” I’m still laughing!
Pretty sure I’ll be in the same boat if this past weekend is any evidence of future events. My almost 7yr old son sat whispering and laughing with a group of about 5 friends at the pool….what I wouldn’t have given to know what they talked about for 30 minutes so secretively!
Hopefully I’ve got more than a few years before the texting, IMing, Facebook issues. Until then, I’ve got to make sure to keep communication with him open so that I can trust him to do the right thing, as it seems you are able to do with your daughter. So important! It really is scary to think that you don’t know who your kids are communicating with, makes staying involved in their lives even more critical. You have to know their friends, understand what they’re interested in, and have them know you care about what they do. More evidence of the importance of an involved Dad in their lives!
Comment by Andrew Hull
| June 3rd, 2008
David-
Your post is timely and right on. I was just commenting on a similar topic about the impacts of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter on our young kids. I am already running across it when hiring “millennials” entering the workforce. There is so little separation between their work and social lives.
http://fatherhoodandbeyond.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/why-technology-matters-to-parents/
Comment by dadshouse
| June 3rd, 2008
Andrew - that’s an interesting post on your blog. As a parent I see social networking as a way for kids to do crazy stuff under the parenting radar, and as a hiring manager you see it as a way for that crazy stuff publicly bite them on the butt. I think it will force us all to shift out thinking, and perhaps make people more tolerant since they can see stuff you’ve been through.