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Should I let my 9 yr old daughter have her own e-mail address?

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I want her to use the computer more to learn different stuff but Im not sure if she is old enough yet. She is a straight A student.

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  1. Yes, she's old enough. But you have the password and check her account often. Give her lots of talks to make sure she only gives close friends her email address.


  2. she should be aloud to have one but check it sometimes and make sure you know the password

  3. I think there are alot of things children can learn on the internet and computer without having an email address which is risky for her at such a young age and for you (could set off viruses if certain spams are opened). I would keep it on the safe side and let her use the computer but not an email address.

  4. My daughter was younger then that. But I previewed all her mail before she was able to read it. She never minded me doing that. She's 15 now and when she gets an e-mail she doesn't know she gets me to open it up for her.

  5. We have relatives out of state and my 10 year old has an email address. I monitor it regularly and he knows that if he does not recognize the sender - he gets mom.

    If it's just computer experience you want her to obtain, there are tons of kids programs out there that you can purchase or download that will give her lots of skills while learning in a controlled environment. Jump Start has been around forever and is just great.

    Also, for super safe web experiences, get a mac ~ it's amazing the difference between a mac environment and a windows environment.  Obviously for general lifelong skills, she'll need to learn to navigate in a windows environment - but can you imagine how much that will change over the coming years?  For now you just want her comfortable and SAFE on a computer.

    I'd get her some learniing games that will utilize the mouse and keyboard ~ and let her play those on her own.  

    You should be sitting with her monitoring though when she checks her email and if you help her browse the web (say, research for homework or something like that).

    Another great thing for helping her get comfortable with the computer is Webkinz. I hate to give them a free plug here - but it is truly a safe place for kids to "play" on the web.

  6. I think she is old enough to have her own so she can keep in touch with friends and family but you should know her password and make sure she understands how scary the internet can be. There are some pervs out there that if they get a hold of your daughters email they will be nasty! Good luck!

  7. was that a trick question? no she shouldnt have an email is she looking for a job? I understand that you want her to use the computer and get some knowledge of it but shes going to have that opportunity in school later on in life if schools isnt already teaching them how to use them believe me she will have the opportunity to have an email just let her grow up and play some educational games on the computer or now

  8. I think its okay, but you chould create the account under your name and with a parental lock. You need to have the ability to monitor the activity on the account. Not for spying or invasion of privacy, but really just for true protection. I think its a good idea. The whole world is based around computers and e-mail now anyway.

  9. have you ever watched " To Catch A Predator " ?

  10. Why not, maybe you could even let her sleep in her own room when shes 16! When shes 30 you could let her move out!

  11. What does she NEED to learn on the computer in order to justfy having her own email account?  Sounds to me as if you are too"busy" or too lazy to supervise and pay attention to what your child does online.  And don't give me that "We have parental controls" my 7 year old can disable them quite nicely.

  12. Well you can let her have an e-mail, but make sure sign up for kids websites so she can learn about certain things such as bicycle safety, dont talk to strangers etc.

  13. I suggest you don't give her one, yet. My young niece who has an e-mail address was sent mail from a website with woman with out much clothing. You should wait let her use your own e-mail address.

  14. Yes. I had one when I was 8. Let her try sharing her smarts here on Y!A, too.

  15. Yes, but make iall your rules abot internet safety very clear and monitor it.

  16. Yes, she is old enough to have her own email address. Give it out to all your relatives so they can email her and she them and she can tell them what is going on. It will make her closer to her relatives.

    Just be sure to monitor her emails in case some of her friends are not so nice.

  17. sure!just check it daily with her.i got my 1st e-mail at 9 years old.

  18. i think you should becasue when i got my email addresses when i was 8 and im only 9.

  19. Absolutely not, there is no need for her to have one.

  20. Check out safe2read.com.  It's an email system made specifically for kids.  You are the moderator, you can set it up so that all emails that come to her must be approved by you first.  There is a small cost involved, but really, it is totally worth it for the peace of mind.  

    My son has had an email address with them for about 2 years now and his typing and correspondence skills have really improved.

  21. I agree with the answer that Pauly gave.

  22. I don't think at 9 she needs her own. However, if you want to let her get one, make sure that you have her password and can read all her emails. Be sure to teach her how to surf the web safely.

  23. She is a little young to have her own email address and I don't see why she would need one to use the computer.  If you are going to give her one I would definitely make sure you know the password at all times and check up regularly to make sure everything is ok.  Its not so much not trusting your daughter as it is not trusting the predators on the internet.

  24. yes but montier it and before she sends a messages cheeck it.

    Here a  great websites for her: http://www.webkinz.com/

  25. Mine does...all her friends do..I keep tabs on it though and know the password.

  26. NNNNNOOOOOO!!

    Not unless you're going to sit right beside her when she's on the internet, and lock it up when you're not there.

    There was a guy e-mailing my daughter--a policeman, you know, with the canine unit and he really likes dogs, and what is the name of your school?  She was SO in danger.  

    Better to give her a cell phone and let her text whoever she wants.  Just make sure to go back and check her messages once in a while to make sure nothing naughty's going on.

    TX Mom

  27. my little sister who is 7 has an email but only has family on it and the computer also has parental control for everything and its fine no weirdos can come on but i think it would be fine as long as you have alot of control no her password check things out tell her not to open emails unless she knows who its from and stuff like thst
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