Myspace, you know, for kids!

Myspace has been a great way for children to communicate with their friends after school, post picture, share memories, document weekend adventures, and just generally be kids.

However, most parents have no idea what their children are doing on myspace. Thanks to that fact, we find ourselves watching TV shows where kids are posting enough information to give away their locations and enough personal information that predators are able to navigate their way into the lives of children that would otherwise "know better". However, by providing the predator with a "road map" to the hopes and desires of the child, they give them a way in that seems "safe" to the child.

As with nearly every other aspect of the internet, parents must remain informed and "in touch" with what their children are doing. We're not talking about children playing in the backyard with their friends after school. We're talking about an environment where you can stay in touch with what you perceive to be your safe bounds without understanding that everybody in the world has access to that backyard.

Of course, children are crafty. In cases where parents "ban" myspace, children often pull a couple of common stunts to get around it. They may use it only from friends computers or simply create a safe looking profile for their parents and give their friends the link to their "real" profile where they are acting irresponsibly.