Parents and Social media

For my first blog post I read an article called Cyber parenting. It was all about how parents are one click away from viewing any social media site of their child's at any moment.  A mother in this named Karen Sanders talks about how she will find herself stalking her daughter and even sometimes her daughters friends. Social media does pose many potential future risks when it comes to getting a job in the future or something else of importance.  therefore I think parents should be concerned but where should the line be drawn? I don't think parents should be stalking other peoples children. A parent in the article sat down on Tumblr and looked at one of their child's friends pages and saw posts that made them think less of the kid. That in my opinion is crossing the line, let the kids parents worry about their own child. Its their job not yours. It makes sense for them to have a grasp on what their child is doing. I think parents should sit down with their kids and talk out a plan setting boundaries for social media such as going over the basics such as not swearing, posting derogatory things, or anything that someone could potentially take the wrong way. If parents let their children know that they are watching them most if not all children will think twice before every one of their posts.  i hope parents and children can talk all this out and form a mutual agreement preventing the improper use of social media. Social media can be a very powerful resource, but only if you use it correctly! 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/fashion/cyber-parents-accessing-perhaps-tmi.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0