Hey, Mom and Dad: When Should You Let Your Kids Sign Up For Facebook?
Parents, Patch wants to hear from you on the questions that get families talking.
Welcome to "Hey, Mom and Dad"—a weekly feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on parenting. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a question we asked parents the week before on Patch Facebook pages from around the area. Facebook currently requires that users be 13 years or older to have an account. While some parents think even 13 is too young, the company has considered reducing age restrictions. But even under the existing set-up, it's easy for children to circumvent the current restrictions by being less-than-honest about their age. That brings us to this week's question. Take a look at what people had to say and join the conversation in the comments section. Trace Ricchio: 13 is …
Michelle Power
7:09 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
My 7yr old uses my FB to play games. She obviously can not log in herself and must be supervised while on any internet site, but I don't think there should be an age restriction. Make rules, no adding friends without permission, and not giving them the. Password. I saw, sign them up! more ›