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Geeky Mom » Blog Archive » Social Networking Tips — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:52:36 +0000

[...] Nancy White commented on my Parenting in the Online World post that she wanted to know more about what to do and not do on sites like Facebook. I had mentioned that parents should not comment publicly on their kids’ wall posts and that is a key tip, but let me lay out a little more detail. Let’s start with some more on Facebook. [...]

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:22:22 +0000

Very good point, Nancy. The more I use Facebook and have become friends with people who have spent less time online, the more I see “off” things posted on people’s walls. I’ve done it myself, for sure. I think it’s both a technical issue, and a community norm issue.

By: Nancy White

Nancy White — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:09:48 +0000

Great post, Laura – thank you. I love to see you expand on this one.

“Do not, however, post things about what your kids post publicly. That’s just mean. If you have a problem with something, talk to them about it.”

While I understand the point (having made the mistake, ahem!) I don’t think a lot of parents/grandparents totally understand how different types of messaging work on FB themselves, nor is there always sophistication on what to post on a wall, to send in a private message etc. I’d love to have a great post from you to point to.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:16:53 +0000

Janice, we have an office with 3 desktops plus a laptop. It’s a little cramped but quite frequently, we’re all hanging out doing our thing online. We often share funny videos and sometimes I chat with Geeky Boy via Facebook just because we think it’s funny to talk via a tool when we’re feet away from each other. I like the arrangement because I can easily check up on the kids.

By: Janice

Janice — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:32:38 +0000

It’s not easy to strike a balance. Like your family, we do a lot of living and working online. And now there are four computers in the household because we got tired of wrangling kids to share the desktop in the family/computer room (a sensory problem for autistic youngest to work on her keyboarding with a television on in the background).

Like you, I rely less on high-tech solutions and more on regular parenting to get the job done. It seems good so far! Eldest and I will sit on the couch, side by side with our laptop keyboards a’clicking. It’s actually a lot more sociable than it would be back in the days when she was waiting for her turn on the desktop and I was working in another part of the house!

By: krlock

krlock — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:46:33 +0000

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas on this complicated topic with us. I think your approach sounds like one that will work with our family. It’s so helpful to hear these things from parents with kids slightly older than mine.Helps me to prepare!

By: krlock

krlock — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:46:04 +0000

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas on this complicated topic with us. I think your approach sounds like one that will work with our family. It’s so helpful to hear these things from parents will kids slightly older than mine.Helps me to prepare!

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