Should I let my 10 year old son have a MSN account???

[fox20thc]

My son chats to his grandma on MSN (he'd kill me for saying that)

[Cyclone]

Don't most children have mobile phones these days?

 

Are parents worried about random people phoning them up? MSM is just the same, why would you want to talk to a stranger who'd just phoned or msm'd you.

[mr chris]

http://messenger.msn.com/Help/LearnMore.aspx

 

Scrolling about halfway down the page there's a section on parental controls in MSN messenger. Combine that with the earlier post about keeping kids safe on MSN and you should be fine.

 

However, keep him on a tight leash! Make sure he only has friends on his friends list and doesn't add anyone new without your permission.

 

He's only 10 years old - he needs to earn his freedom! lol

[ladyB]

I don't see why not.

 

But I'd limit his usage on it to a few hours a week, and only after he's done his schoolwork etc.. Could be an incentive for him.

 

V. good point!!!!

 

I can use it like I do the playstation, impliment a ban if he pushes the boundries..

 

as far as phones go I agree anyone can phone him up but the plus side to MSN is that it's free to chat.. sticking with the phone thang for a second, should we be letting them have phones so young????I must admit I would feel much better if i thought I could contact him however I would worry about bigger lads trying to nick it off him.

[Cyclone]

I think it's more reasonable for a 10 year old to have an msm account on the home pc than to have a mobile phone.