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Some Readers: High School Appropriate Age to Allow Social Media Account
We asked, you shared. Readers were divided on what age they allowed their children to have a social media account.
Among social media sites, Facebook was the most popular with teenagers, according to a survey of about 800 teens by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. We recently asked readers: What age do you allow your kid to have a social media account, and we received mixed responses. Facebook is Unnecessary Some readers say they don’t allow their children to have a Facebook account. “It’s unnecessary, I wouldn’t let me child have a Facebook [account]. It would cause more harm than good,” Patch reader Melissa wrote. Patch reader BigMama wrote, “In hindsight I wish I had NEVER allowed my teenage son on Facebook. It's turned out to be a vacuous, distracting time sink.” High School, Age Appropriate Other readers say high …
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Melanie lewis
4:08 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
I'm grown, and I still think Facebook is too fast paced for me. When people invite me to Facebook, from other social media outlets I find it creepy. What's the point? If we're already talking online? Right? I wish I could use Facebook, but I'm scared of predators. more ›