Ms Fifikins

You know that social just rant I was having yesterday… Well I suppose it extends to values too.

I have no problems with my kids being online. They know what is acceptable and what is not. They know that the router restricts their use and they can’t access the net after 8pm. They know that if they watch too much youtube we get shaped and that makes Mummy very very very very very angry!

They also know to be honest and careful about divulging information.

Immy would love facebook, twitter and youtube accounts. Then some of her friends found twitter and thought it was dumb. I suspect they thought Miley Cyrus would actually talk to them… So she has decided she can wait for twitter. Facebook and YouTube require you to be over 13 to register an account. Immy is 11. Going on 17 mind you…

So we talked about what would happen if she lied about her age. And we talked about why Facebook and YouTube have age restrictions. And we talked about internet pollution! And she still wanted to make and upload videos.

Thus a compromise was reached. I created a new YouTube account for both kids (she is not happy about this!) and before they upload something it is run by me.

This went up yesterday: (yes, come over from your feed readers to look at it!)

I actually think she is a little clever and who knows- one day she might be the new Spielberg. Oh and if you can, please wander over to YouTube and leave a comment- that would make her day!