All parents dread to hear the "F" word in their house, Facebook. but how can parents control their kids on social websites and as a parent how will the sites protect your children’s identity? According to a news story done by the The Telegraph in the UK, parents think about their child's safety all the time when they are on the computer. According to the article, they worn children that they should never confuse Facebook with real life. The article went on to say that the impact of these networks is actually minimal on children. But what is troubling, is that with the increasing number of mobile phones among kids, it gives kids 24 hours a day to use social networking on their phone and most parents couldn't electronically police. I believe that children under the age of 15 should not be able to start using social networking sites. There should also be more education to children about their safety on these sites and how to make there profiles private. Educating children more about social sites, would help better the newest generation about online safety.
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