to read your childs diary? What about email..is there a different level of privacy on each one, or is it blanket privacy/nonprivacy in your home?
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My kids don’t have either yet… but yes, I would keep tabs on their email to ensure their safety (not necessarily read everything but know who’s emailing them). I wouldn’t read their diary on a regular basis, but if I was concerned about them or felt there was some need (again, safety related) then yes I would read it.
I think that parents have every right. I am always checking my boys backpacks and cell phones. I want to make sure that they are staying out of trouble.
It would depend on the child and situation. If I felt like my child was not being honest with me and might be in danger, then I may read their stuff, otherwise no.
diary/journal is their own. emails… may have to wonder but they probably wont get much.. who knows.. they are only 3 and 20months at the moment so we’ll see when we get to that point.
great question! MY LJ is only 5, so I have not had this come up….but gosh, I think I would read it…. and more cuz I am just nosey. The good thing is I at least have a couple years before the diary writting will come into play.
DO boys write diarys?
ONLY if I suspected she were in some sort of danger. I know that wehn I wrote in my diary as a child/teen i was writing alot of it to vent. It was spur of the moment thoughts that just flowed on to the paper. I wouldnt want to stumble across something similar and take it in another light.
If you feel that something maybe going on with your child then I think it’s alright to do this… Children should know that you are there to talk with them about anything. That way when there is a problem you don’t have to snoop to find out. Of course my oldest is only 9 so I may change my tune as she gets older.
Parents HAVE to stay on top of what’s going on in their kids’ lives. Either they’re gonna tell you or you’re gonna find out on your own. You love them. They’re just kids. they NEED you to stay on top of things.
My daughter is almost 10 and has an email address. I do check her site often to weed out unnecessary junk mail and just make sure she is safe.
I think it would depend on the child, their age and the circumstance behind it. I want to have my child’s trust…but in everything, not just in giving her privacy. So if she doesn’t trust me enough to tell me what is going on in her life so I can help her through troubled times I may resort to reading personal emails and/or diary. For me to do this I would have to be really concerned though and not just normal kid/teenage stuff going on.