How to convince your parents on getting a facebook page?

[Lizzy]

Im 13. All my freinds have one. My sister has 1. My parents are very very hard to convince on thigs. Im also in 8th grade. Please help me. Do u have a ny ideas on how i can convice them?

[Toad]

Just make one and don't tell them

[Profoundbaseball304]

Perhaps they have seen the simple spelling mistakes eighth graders make and it is embarrassing to them. Unlike Yahoo Answers that has spell check, Facebook does not. You see, people judge other people constantly and even as minor as words like things, spelled thigs, it a reflection on the level of learning being achieved in school or perhaps the over use of texting.

Bottom line is, older people simply are not as worried about keeping up with 250 friends as a 13 year old would be.

[Dynamicpail123]

facebook's terms are for users to be aged 13 and over. They don't have parental controls, only privacy settings with which you can control who has access to your profile.

Facebook does have some, very limited protection for under 18s, so if you lie about your age you risk not having these.

Every parent wants to protect their child from bullies, fraud, computer viruses and worse; it's only natural. So try to see this from their point of view. Don't yell, no matter what happens! Lose your temper and you've lost the argument!

You have to convince your parents that you can keep yourself, the family's computers and your family safe and that you will do your homework and not spend 24/7 on facebook.

Some useful material to share with your parents... they'll show you've done some research! You all should watch/read these:
BBC's esafety video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/13908828
CEOP esafety video for young people in KS2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o8auwnJtqE
esafety advice for parents: http://hildenoaks.co.uk/project/uploaded...carers.pdf
facebook privacy settings guide: http://www.hildenoaks.co.uk/suggested-fa...ttings.php

Good luck :o)