When Ruby saw that I had joined her Buzz network she wasn't happy.
“Stay out of my life.”
“But I’m dong research for my blog.”
“Go and practice on another kid then. You’re ruining my life!”
I quickly realized that I’d gone a step too far so I beat a hasty retreat but not before I lobbed in one my favorite parenting tactics: catch them doing something good.
Although I did smile at a post by a very mature 11-year-old – WTF* is with the animal names Twitter and Buzz - I had been shocked by the content of the back-and-forth between Ruby’s friends. I’d also noticed that Ruby had stayed out of communications that were R-rated or gossipy and mean about other classmates. So, I told her that I was proud of her good digital behavior and was going to back off because I trusted her to know what was appropriate to post and what wasn't.
I’m officially off Buzz now and back to managing my own Twitter and Facebook profiles, which is about all I can handle ......although Foursquare is looking pretty cool. Maybe I’ll check that out next before Ruby discovers it.
* if you can’t guess what WTF is, look it up.
“Stay out of my life.”
“But I’m dong research for my blog.”
“Go and practice on another kid then. You’re ruining my life!”
I quickly realized that I’d gone a step too far so I beat a hasty retreat but not before I lobbed in one my favorite parenting tactics: catch them doing something good.
Although I did smile at a post by a very mature 11-year-old – WTF* is with the animal names Twitter and Buzz - I had been shocked by the content of the back-and-forth between Ruby’s friends. I’d also noticed that Ruby had stayed out of communications that were R-rated or gossipy and mean about other classmates. So, I told her that I was proud of her good digital behavior and was going to back off because I trusted her to know what was appropriate to post and what wasn't.
I’m officially off Buzz now and back to managing my own Twitter and Facebook profiles, which is about all I can handle ......although Foursquare is looking pretty cool. Maybe I’ll check that out next before Ruby discovers it.
* if you can’t guess what WTF is, look it up.
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