"Facebook for Parents" Course

Is this really a good idea? Many adult parents think it is and are willing to do what it takes to find out what their kids are up to. A recent article posted on a blog reveals that a Stanford University researcher is teaching a "Facebook for Parents" course that teaches them and allows them to access their kids page and navigate through it.

Personally, when I first got a friend request from my dad I was kind of hesitant, but then I thought; it's my family I don't mind if they know what I am up to. I trust in them and they trust in me. Actually, I beleive that them being able to see to themselves what I am up to and who I hang out with will bring them more calmness and confidence about their kids. I say this because I am very careful of what I post and write on facebook. Even when I get a pictured tagged from a friend, I take a look at it and see if its appropriate or not.

Many kids don't do this, actually most of them that have accounts with Facebook don't do this. They just want to post everything out there, put their faces out there so that everyone can see who you are and what you are up to. They don't realize that there is some stuff that shouldn't be posted on such public online social-network.

According to the article, one of the instructors for "Facebook for Parents" course, Linda Fogg Phillips quotes that "it depends what age group they're in, there are appropriate times to back off." This quote relates back to what I've been trying to explain. Younger kids don't have such thorough understanding that posting too much on Facebook can somehow damage their reputation. I beleive this is what started the interest of researchers and parents to spy on their kids. Why not take a look and what you're kids are up to when its all right there on a website. But wait, many parents don't know how to do it, so that is why this course was created and I beleive is very productive.