@ Kids and Email

[Melissa W.]

The millenial and tech component reminds me of a conversation with my husband. We have been debating when to set up our kids with email.

I set up my first email in high school when I had access to a computer. My daughter wants email now (and hee own youtube account -No) at 9 and I am balking because scary stranger danger. When do other parents do this?

[pamela]

At that age I might if you can get good filters (like only send/receive from set addresses). And of course you have full access.

[josieposy]

No idea, but thanks for adding that to my list of stuff I haven't thought about yet.

[orangeblossom]

Non-parent here, but my friend's daughter is 8 or 9, I think, and she has an email address. I believe it was set up as part of as hook project, and she/they're only allowed to email other classmates or kids, something like that.

There are strict filters involved.

[IIOY]

My kids have email for school purposes only that allows them to access academic materials. If they want to email family, I let them email from my account and sign their own name, but this really hasn't been much of an issue. If they want to communicate with friends, they use an old-fashioned phone. My kids are 9 and 7.

One of my friends told me her 9yo daughter wanted a YouTube account and I actually LOLed.

[downtoearth]

My oldest kid has some sort of email at school and has asked for it (4th grader). I think we'll hold out for a year or so, but he does have cross-country friends. We'll probably start soon, but he'll have to "earn" it with chores and good behavior or added responsibilities around the house.

[Melissa W.]

I would have it set up in my phone so definitely full access and filters.
We are so behind on most electronics with the girls.

[taratru]

Kids are getting school email accounts in 4th grade here.

[tres3]

My kids have email addresses for school but they are limited to only the kids in their classes. I can't email them.

They also have email addresses that we've set up for them. They are only used so they can IM their friends that I set up for them. I check their text messages and it is mostly jokes, emoticons and "can you come over".

It is a little amusing to me that my kids text the neighbor boy to see if he can play vs calling. I'm not sure they really know how to use a phone.