Is it acceptable for a parent to snoop and tamper with their 16-year-olds Facebook account?

[Jollycellar592]

I think I would snoop but I would not tamper, & change their password. If I found something I would talk to my son about it. I would also advise him that I wanted to be able to look at his social networking pages so that he knew.
I also think that the courts are out of control if they even hear this kind of lawsuit. This is a family problem not a legal issue. If my son lives in my house he has to obey the rules. Counseling with an outsider is always an option, but if my kids think they can sue me about home rules like this one they need to look for a place to live where they pay all the bills.
One of the rules here is that no computer is private, mine or theirs as we do not tolerate porn. anyone can inspect my computer or theirs and if porn is found it is taken away. But nobody secretly does anything, this is a known rule of the house.

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[lilith663]

Snoop, yes. Tamper like that, don't think so. She should have spoken to her son. If more parents snopped, some of those school shootings would not have taken place. The kids might have gotten the help they needed. They put things on those stupid sites that they never would sit down and speak to their parents about.

If the kid is only 16 and living at home, his parents to do have a say. They are paying the bills.