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Should a responsible 11 year old be allowed to join Facebook? - Dynamicsofa851 - 11-09-2012 10:59 AM
Hi my lil sis desperately wants to join facebook. She is very almost 12 and she says she would only add her friends, family and people in her class. She is very responsible and aware of the dangers and all that. I'm asking you coz I don't have facebook but most of her friends do and she wants to keep in touch with friends from her old school & family. She's just started secondary school and she wants to start talking to new people so I think she's the right age what do you think? Any advice?
- Fola - 11-09-2012 11:07 AM
Just give her a Barbie and in 5-6 years she can have a facebook
- Kristena - 11-09-2012 11:07 AM
I think its okay, my little sister whom is 12 has had hers for awhile, but it is always best too eep an eye out for her, just in case.
- Erraticnose808 - 11-09-2012 11:07 AM
Dont know too much about it .that is i tried it and didnt like it too much gossip mongers .
But as for your younger sister well thats really up to your parents to decide .
- Lex - 11-09-2012 11:07 AM
If she's not an idiot, she should be allowed to have a facebook account.
- Kenny - 11-09-2012 11:07 AM
Its completely up to you. For the most part its a friendly and safe site, but it can get very hostile and dangerous if she stumbles across the wrong people. I would recommend that if you do give her a facebook accounts, you chose the password and monitor her conversations with friends etc until she is at least 13 and a bit more mature.
- jackie m - 11-09-2012 11:07 AM
What about your parents what do they say about it because it is up to them and not you - If I had my way I would ban everyone from facebook as it causes a lot of trouble in relationships.
- Ryan - 11-09-2012 11:07 AM
I would recommend making her set her privacy settings to high (such as only her friends can view her wall and info) and maybe make her use a pseudonym as her name e.g. instead of using her first name or second name she could put "Little" or another word that would make her kind of anonymous, and if you are afraid pedophiles could go after her then make sure her profile picture is not a picture of her, but a cartoon etc.
- psymon - 11-09-2012 11:07 AM
If she's responsible and can be trusted not to do anything daft like befriending strangers, she should be fine. My daughter is the same age and has her facebook page, we keep an eye on what posts she's exposed to and who's on her friends list. She's never given us reason to regret allowing her.
- Brandon - 11-09-2012 11:07 AM
You could make her a Facebook account, but make sure she gives you to the password. If she gets bullied or does something online, you need to be responsible and help her through it. At least until she is at the appropriate age to use Facebook.
Be very careful, talking to new people online is dangerous, since you never know who you are actually talking to. just manage her account and make sure she doesn't get into trouble.
Those are my 2 cents.