Lyman
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They disobeyed you. Period. I wouldn't ground them, I'd make them sit in front of me and follow this process, which is specifically designed for parents in your situation:
Instructions for Deleting a MySpace Account
Below are instructions detailing how to delete a MySpace profile. This is the fastest and most efficient way to have a profile removed from MySpace.
To delete an account on MySpace:
First, login as the user with his/her email address & password. If you don't know your teen's password, you can retrieve it by clicking the "Forgot Password?" link on the login box of MySpace.com. The password will be sent to the email address your teen uses to login to MySpace.
Once you've logged in, click "Account Settings."
Next, click "Account" (the link is near the top of the account settings page by "Contact Info").
Scroll to the bottom of the page and you will see "Account Cancellation".
Select the option "Cancel Account".
You will be asked to enter a reason for cancelling the Myspace profile, select one of the options available that best describes the reason for removal.
Next, you will be prompted to confirm cancellation. You have the option to leave a comment.
Once this has been completed, click "Cancel My Account". A cancellation email will be sent to the email address of the user. There will be a link to confirm the cancellation of the account in the email.
Note: allow up to 24 hours for delivery of the email. If it doesn't arrive, check your SPAM/BULK mail folder. It may have been incorrectly routed to protect against receipt of junk mail.
If you do not receive the confirmation email, please remove all content from your child's profile, and enter the text 'Remove Profile' in the 'About Me' section. This lets us know that you have taken control of your child's account.
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campin4kids
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Ok, I just deleted the first child's page but the other child's pass word isn't working. THey will be home from school soon. I will get conformation within 24 hours. Thanks for the info Lyman!
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Pawz4me
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It's a tough one.
I would lean towards not canceling the b'day party for this reason -- The kids (and their parents) you've invited will be inconvenienced. They've probably already bought a gift and the parents have made plans for their kids to be there. So canceling the party will affect many more people than just your daughter(s).
You might want to check into NetNanny or something similar for your home computer(s).
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campin4kids
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Pawz4me wrote:It's a tough one.
I would lean towards not canceling the b'day party for this reason -- The kids (and their parents) you've invited will be inconvenienced. They've probably already bought a gift and the parents have made plans for their kids to be there. So canceling the party will affect many more people than just your daughter(s).
You might want to check into NetNanny or something similar for your home computer(s).
Those are very good points. And I will check out NetNanny. Thanks.
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I would go ahead wtih the birthday party, but the trick or treating and anything else for the next few weeks would be canceled.
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Crowe
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Two crimes were committed-lying and disobedience.
1. Grades are not relevant at this point-they do not negate the fact they lied by omission and disobeyed. In the corporate world that's insubordination and grounds for immediate termination.
2. 14 is bordering too old to go Trick or Treating-neither would be going if they were my kids.
3. Electronics would be gone for two weeks as well.
Harsh, but necessary to set an example. Guarenteed you will only have to do this once.
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I don't have any advice but I am surprised myspace is so important to kids. Scary.
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CA POPPY
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It's pretty much standard operating procedure for young teens to sneak around and do stuff the parents don't allow, sometimes with tragic consequences. This was a fairly minor crime, by comparison, but it still could've easily gotten out of hand. The tricky part is, the more you clamp down on them, the more sly they become. There is a lot of peer pressure to have a My Space page, but there will be peer pressure for other things you said no to, also. When our kids were that age, I liked the "less is more" approach, and no big lecture or long drawn out explanations when they messed up. Let them know that they're busted with whatever consequences and then let it go. It makes them wonder when the "other shoe is going to drop." They do need to lose something they wanted, either birthday party or Halloween. Then just never mention the "crime" again. It drives them nuts and makes them remember it far better than a long rant (not saying you'd do that, but some parents do) in which the kid feels the chewing out was punishment enough. Uhhhh, not really. Hard job, parent of preteen or teen. Good luck to you.
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Deb and Ed M
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While being a good student is a wonderful thing....deliberately defying your rule about "no facebook" is not :-(
Soon, your kids will be harder than ever to discipline, due to their age - so terrorize them now. It will NOT kill them to miss a few social activities - especially if the tradeoff is kids who still follow parental rules into their late teens.....
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Soon, your kids will be harder than ever to discipline, due to their age - so terrorize them now.
Truer words were never spoken! Set the stage now-once they hit 16/17 if the rules aren't already in place it's very difficult to have much for control. At that age you start to teach them how to set their own limits-if they've earned the privilege.
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