Parents as friends

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/g20_video/7988551.stm

This is a fantastic news article and the idea is ingenius!

Parents are always worried about what it is their children are up to on the internet yet everyone knows how much of a big brother regime there is on the social networks like 'facebook, myspace and twitter' etc. So I think it is a good idea for parents to join (even if they have no intention of using it) and become friends with their children. This way they will be more conscious about what they get up to on the network and probably wont get up to as much mischief as they would if they didnt have 'big mummy and daddy'.

However, i am sure there can be implications with this because there are ways to discretely message people without it being known to the whole world and most children have mobile phones too therefore it may not be so effective but it is worth a try?!