Facebook Rules for my Tween

Despite Facebook's popularity especially among kids and teens, my hubby and I have maintained our rule not to let our kid, Gianne, have an FB account. We believe that the internet is not a very safe place for young kids. But while she was in 7th Grade last school year, it seemed like she was the only one among her peers who did not have an FB account. And since she was studying in a Science high school, her academic load has grown heavier and she needed all the support she can get in making the load easier. So we made a compromise. She was allowed to have an FB account, but only I knew the password. And with it was the promise for me to never pretend to be her while on FB because that would be dishonest (and that would be identity theft). 

So with the creation of her Facebook account, I gave her some rules to follow. So far, she has been trusting when it comes to the rules I set and she follows them knowing that there's logic behind it. Yes, for her to follow a rule, it has to be logical to begin with. As with any parent-child relationship, some rules may not work for all kids; they're just based on what works between the particular parent and the child, and in this case, us. This is still a work in progress and can be revised as the need arises.