Social media is arguably unhealthy with all its peer pressure on teens/kids to act and look a certain way.

What age will you let your kids, if you were to have them, online?

Around 13 maybe. It depends on their maturity level,how well I've taught them and if they can fully understand the dangers and uses of it in a positive way.

Facebook - 16.
Twitter - 13.
MySpace - 10.
Kid Games - 5.

Never, them kids gon' live a vegan life.

Without monitoring what they do, about 11-13(>).

Not until they're teens, like 13 or 14. Even then, I'm going to monitor what they post. I don't think I'll give them full social media freedom until they're 16 or 17. Social media is great because it keeps people connected but it can really bite you in the arse if you don't use it correctly.

Little kid websites at 5 or 6 while watching them, or 13 without watching them.

16-17 without monitoring.
I'll let them play with me in the same room at whenever they start to ask.

I'm sorry, but you're aware that when they accessed those kid games online they will eventually find out about the rest right? Whether you like it or not, once you have access to the internet, you have access to virtually everything.

Even if you put parental controls and block certain sites, you can't monitor what they do in school and outside your home.

Hmmm well if they are anything like me


not till they are 18

14

There's a 9 year old at home. He has Facebook, roblox, Skype, the whole deal. you won't be able to stop them once their friends are on no matter how much you want to.

However, he also plays in the woods, builds forts, is addicted to football, running, his kid mountain bike, and moooore football. as long as he's more outside playing with his friends than inside behind a laptop I'm good with it.

I know people will say this is bad parenting, but honestly, I'd say when my kids friends start doing it.

I'm just saying this because of my own experiences as a child. I was always held back from doing/having things years after all my peers, and I'm in my 20's now, and I can still see the effects its had on my life. For example, I wasn't allowed a mobile phone until I was 17, because my parents thought it would give me too much freedom and that I'd end up spoilt, etc. Instead it meant that I was left out of everything, struggled making friends, and people thought I was weird, and I was constantly being asked by everybody why I didn't have a mobile phone. It wasn't just with a phone either, it was loads of things that my parents restricted from me due to being overprotective.

So if everybody else in my kids school is using Facebook at age 12, I'm not going to ban my kid from using it and make him wait till he's 16 or something. It can potentially ruin his social development imo, especially in these modern times where that's one thing that socializing revolves around.

I don't think I'd really block them from going online at any age, but I'd have strict rules till they're 10ish.

@ the people saying 16-17.

The new generation is very crafty though

idk whenever they want

Yeah, millions and millions and millions of people are on there, so if your friends are on FB, LET THEM ****ING JOIN. Just monitor them.

I won't have kids so I don't have to worry