there is such a thing as

overprotection as well

it is a fine line as to be permissive

to let them learn how to cope with life

and protective where when they get older

they will not know how to handle

a situation when it comes up

nice profile.. duh.
i have a pic of my granddaughter on here with me.. I ALSO have a 38 in my trk.. and a 20 Gauge in my house.

protecting our children is paramount.
photos of them on the internet are everywhere....most are secure sites...we think
Snapfish
Ritz Camera. Process your pix for download...
etc.

Personally, i don't have an issue with it...but...without giving it much thought, I chose not include any of my squirrel's pictures

I agree with terry.. this is a 'family' site for adults..no sexual content is SUPPOSED to be allowed.. I have pics of mine with me... nothing showing locations or the such.. but.. speaking of MSN and MY SPACE.. kids are more trusting cuz they don't understand the 'threat' handing out personal information can do on this WWW of wild wacked out weirdos my daughters has a my space and even though she's almost of LEGAL age.. I STILL monitor her sight to make sure shes not revealing anything more than she should.. and she's ok with my 'mothering'.. thankfully

I don't know the age limit on My Space so I can't comment

I am a proud mom. I have an 18 year old daughter and I have a deep love for my child but still I will not expose her just to complete me as a person. Yes, I will introduce her to close friends eventually

Right on! sin

Why your kids are probably all over myspace anyway?

I know of a dating site and they don't allow you to post a picture of your child alone in the picture. There has to be a adult in the pic with them. If you don't like it don't post pics of your children.

Not mine Cazz...parenting comes before my adult fun and good communication relationship. My child is old enough to do what she like...

.......but better to be careful than sorry

yeah ddn...zip code search....right there on your computer under white pages ... all you would need is the city ( which a lot of people..including me, post) With that you could narrow the area down. Scary huh?

Yes, most adult sites are like that....there is a legal issue that comes with that, is why...the site protecting themselves just incase

I personally did not need a "nanny" when I was raising my kids, alone, I might add. I figured I could do a lousy enough job without others help. It is a matter of personal choice and pride whether to post pics of your kids or not. If we have enough time to worry about what everyone else is doing, and try to impose our will on them, then we need to get a life. When we have solved all of our own problems, then, and only then, should we impose solutions on everyone else for their problems and perceived lack of judgement. just my personal opinion.

<----- hasn't posted pic's of my son

I had originally had a pic of my daughter and me as it's happy. I deleted it within an hour of deciding that I essentially could be thought of as exploiting my child for my own 'gain'. I would never want to have my child involved in my "affairs". She's to young to understand and to young to protect herself so I needed to do the right thing. I told myself that I would be exploiting her if I did this.

If I were in a conversation at a bar with people about this I would have said to protect the children and leave them off the site.

Of course, I've already been in enough controversy here so I'm glad you started this post. Happy Dipawali (there are 3 ways to spell it)

John

adj4u - the issue is a concern about children being exposed on adults sites especially dating sites even if it is just pics. That has nothing to do with my parenting. My child does what she liked, she makes me proud for the wonderful child she is and no, I don't use her to complete me as a person. I just know I am very lucky.

There is an ugly side to the internet especially adult sites

sin; there is an ugly side to every facet of life, not just the internet. We cannot sheild our kids from everything ugly, we can only sheild them from the things we can control, and/or monitor. The secret is to raise them in such a manner that they can sheild themselves from those things. Perhaps I have my head in the sand, but, I believe that kids are smarter than we give them credit for, and will react according to how we raise them, and the lessons we teach them. My kids were raised to exercise caution in all their dealings with others, and they have carried that into adulthood.

"It is a matter of personal choice and pride whether to post pics of your kids or not. If we have enough time to worry about what everyone else is doing, and try to impose our will on them, then we need to get a life."

No it's not necessarily a "personal choice". This is why we have laws, policies, & regulations (including on sites). You are correct that this site does not prevent pics with children so for now yes "personal choice". But if Sin39 or others like myself can convince the site owners that they could be protecting even one child then so be it.

I really don't see the purpose for kid pics. It says in your description that you have them but all people really want to know is how you look generally right?

Regards,

John

Willy,

"We cannot sheild our kids from everything ugly". Correct, but we don't have to place them in that potential ugly itself.

We shield them while we teach them. I wouldn't use this site to teach my kid to watch their backs.

"It's okay honey if I have your pic up here. If you see a strange man walking behind you he may have figured something out by the fact that he saw your picture here but don't worry, "kick him in the. ....."

While my sentance above is to the extreme it is to show that I would not be justified for increasing the probability of the ugly. Shield first & protect, teach them to watch out and how to protect, and lower their risk at the same time.

Respectfully,

John

You got it UWannaBSpontaneous...

my children are a part of me...plain and simple. there is no ME without THEM.

um, even in my small city of 50,000 people...just how are you going to find me? and who says i even put the RIGHT city...wouldn't it be much easier for a child predator to snag a kid he/she KNOWS, that are on the same BLOCK?

shall i place a veil over their heads when we go in public, as well?