to think that only a total idiot would let a 5 year old have a Facebook page?

[catinboots]

That's it really.

And yep, I'm judgin.

My friend set one up for her son when he was less than a day old. He's tagged bloody everywhere.

so what does FB stand for - why so much dislike? it's an easy way to casually keep in touch with family and friends, share some news and photos. don't get all the hate.

My nieces all have a page each. I think for the games reason, tbh! I am not Fwends with any of them as they are all under 10 and my page content would be wildly inappropriate for them.

I'm not Fwends with my MIL either for the same reason.

The dislike is because when used incorrectly it can be a hell-hole.

When used correctly, with proper securtiy settings etc and not taken too seriously, it is actually a pretty fun avenue of social interaction.

I understand why FB have an age limit, as unfortunately not all parents are as responsible as me (and others like me) but it really isn't the devil incarnate, unless you friend people who are nob heads or are a nob head yourself (years of research including a short time as a nob head myself, have led me to this conclusion).

I am hoping that by the time DD reaches optimum FB drama queen age - 14/15, she will be so bored by it that it won't register on her radar. There is method in my madness.

FB is like Marmite. Love it or hate it - no in between

my 2 kids have facebook pages to keep in touch with the in-laws who live 300 miles away. They also use it to play some of the games and do not do updates or anything. I spend more time on their profiles than they do.

Report the profile?

ds has 23 friends and dd has 26 friends - we know them all in real life and they are friends and family

I keep in touch with family and friends by actually talking to them :)
& my family are from Cyprus. We Skype or email photos etc.
I don't feel the need for Facebook and deleted mine after 3 years of using it.

i despise talking on the phone, it is rare that I call family - also FB is free.

a nob is a nob whether they use FB or not, don't blame FB. i just don't recognise the FB people talk about of racist, sexist stuff and fights etc.why would i have folk like that as friends?

Oh oh oh

General consensus is right Right RIGHT, i am not a cunt

Well letz add this to the mix.

Mother of said 5 yr old is a practice nurse at my surgery. Not my Nurse, But we live in teeny village location

Well I think SHE SHOULD KNOW BETTER

BEIMG A NURSE 'N ALL

Yep.

Neck

Mine

Will wind it in

Well now uk drunk so whoo
I to judge eh?

Yanbu Op, it's ridiculous. I've had a couple of friend requests from young children before but I've not accepted them as I dont agree with them being on fb at such a young age, especially with such low privacy setting like the ones I've seen have. Dp's ex set up a fb page for their daughter too when she had just turned 5.

A 2 girls I went to school with, having left school in 2008, both made Facebook accounts for their DS and DD within 24 hours of their birth. These babies are now in a Facebook relationship.

I. Shit. You. Not.

It's good that other people make stupid decisions for us to feel superior about.

You don't see the problem?

Wow.

I don't see the problem at all as long as the parent keeps an eye on things and vets her friends and makes sure privacy settings are right.

Erm, because they're too young??

Because children are being encouraged to access things which aren't designed for them?

Just because you're sat with them, it doesn't make it right.

'Erm, because they're too young??
Because children are being encouraged to access things which aren't designed for them?'

that doesn't answer the question.
what harm is going to befall them?

Looking back, if done properly FB could have been a great way for my young kids to keep in touch with close family members when we lived on the other side of the world with kids who hated forced awkward telephone calls and pain in the arse time differences.

They could have had little chats with the family, updated them on what they were doing and photos, videos etc. Family member could do the same, all sharing their news and send private messages as well. my family aren't really on FB so it could have been like a closed community. Might have helped my kids keep up a more constant contact as they only saw their family once a year.

What harm is it going to do them?

Well, it's teaching them that rules don't apply to them, for a start. So the next time they ask to watch a 15 film, it's going to be pretty hard to say 'no, you're too young for this.'

And once they get older, I bet parents will supervise less than is appropriate, because it's been normalised that the 8 yo uses facebook and it hasn't done them any harm so why supervise as closely as you used to do when they were 5.

But my point is it's just unnecessary. Why introduce more complexity into your lives?

(HOWS THE HEAD OP???)