Friday, May 16, 2008

Answering parents' MySpace questions - Internet- msnbc.com

Answering parents' MySpace questions - Internet- msnbc.com: "While some parents are creating their own MySpace pages to keep up with their kids, many don't understand the social-networking site and its allure for adolescents.

Stories such as today's 'Mom indicted in MySpace suicide case' and others that tie the site to sexual predators, cyberbullying and teen suicide can make this unfamiliar youth hangout all the more frightening for parents. Fortunately, psychologists say, most children don’t encounter trouble on social-networking sites. Many kids, they say, have beneficial experiences on MySpace, which can actually help children through the awkward stage that is adolescence."

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