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This is a tough question because both arguments are strong. On one side the internet offers our children an insight to the world around us, making them more open-minded. It is a great search engine when working on term papers. On the other hand it can also open doors to some dark places. Some folks might even argue that its become a hunting ground for child molesters and stalkers. Hackers can take your identiy and use to do some God awful things. I think that the internet is a little bit of both. And like with anything, children should always be supervised. Parents need to know exactly what there child is looking at and reading. Who are there friends in there buddy list and on myspace. How many hours are they spending on it? Is there a computer in there room or a place where a parent wouldn't be able to look in on them. All these things make a big difference. So the bottom line is......always know what your kids are doing on line. And as far as myspace goes...I think a good age is 15-16. Thanks for letting me vent!!!!!!!!

Creo que Myspace como su lema lo dice: "Un lugar para los amigos", ha sido fuertemente criticado con una enorme morbosidad. Myspace no es solamente un lugar para hacer amigos sino que tambien ha sido un lugar de popularidad; mientras más amigos tengas más popular eres. Yo he sido un miembro activo desde Abril del 2005 y hasta la fecha he visto que tanto jóvenes de entre 14 a 18 años y padres de entre los 30 hasta los 60 años de edad también tienen sus perfiles. Myspace al igual que otros sitios cibernéticos que proveen secciones para hacer "blog" sus vidas, para enviar y recibir mensajes o comentarios, es tan válido cómo el que estoy usando en estos momentos: Más. De antemano sé que en estos tiempos hay sitios para toda exigencia, desde hacer sólo amigos hasta cualquier otro tipo de conexión y encuentros sexuales. Al mismo tiempo tales sitios web tienen sus reglas y sus normas, de ser violadas estas son dadas por terminadas, en pocas palabras canceladas las cuentas que hayan violado alguno de los reglamentos. Tanto MySpace como Más tienen basicamente los mismos elementos. Antes de poder hacer creer a nuestros hijos qué es lo que esta bien ó lo qué esta mal, debemos hacer lo que los niños y jóvenes no querramos que hagan porque solamente así, ya vívidos y experimentados sábremos a lo que nuestra juventud se expone. Recuerden, MySpace es solo un lugar para amigos y ser "Popular". Cuando los noticieros hablan de las muertes y desapariciones que han ocurrido a través de este sitio, simplemente no les importa mal reputar no solamente el sitio en sí, sino a los miles de usuarios que sin deberla ni temerla estamos incluídos. Las malas noticias donde quiera se dan y lamentablemente MySpace fué sólo un arma que gente sin escrúpulos usa para victimar gente inocente. MySpace a veces compensa el tiempo que los padres no brindan a los hijos. Dígamoslo así: MySpace es el "1,000,000 de amigos de tus hijos".

Hey I like the whole "MySpace bridge" response! I should use that one when my 10-year-old asks me someday because I know it's inevitable. The cell phone is another big issue. My 10-year-old has already asked me for one but I told him he doesn't need one because when he is not with me, he is at school and everywhere else he goes, I am there or I know where he is at so he doesn't need one but he's told me of kids, some younger than him, who have one already...so when is the right time?

Just went through this with our 14-year-old. He says he needs a MySpace because all his friends have one and they ask if he has one. We've decided he can't jump off the MySpace bridge just because everyone else does. Instead, if he wants to communicate with his friends, he can use the cell phone he got for Christmas. Which brings up another question – how old should a kid be to have a cell phone? My oldest just got his, but my youngest (9) knows kids in his grade who have had cell phones for two years! C'mon!!

They have their account all of us, but when I am inside the net, I check all the 'FRIENDS' and comments we already talk about babies and abortion and as childcare provider our teen learn how hard is have babies and go to school some of my teen moms back from college around 9pm , so every time they are inside my space we talk about nude stuff and some words adult people can send to them and dont answer..if you talk with a teen he/she listen...