Why do parents allow their young children to be on this site?
361074
Thank you from a mom's viewpoint.  I think it's lack of supervision.  The computer may be in an area of the home that's is shut off from the adults.  Also I don't think some parents know what type of questions are being asked.
812024
To oversee their work and assist when needed. Also, if they are using the internet it is important to keep an eye on the kids and make sure that they are not going to inappropriate web sites or taking the balls out of the mouses, etc.
159898
Because there is an anonymous way to get their questions answered. Also because children are naturally curious.
672131
"Yahoo! is concerned about the safety and privacy of all its users, particularly children. For this reason, parents of children under the age of 13 who wish to allow their children access to the Service must create a Yahoo! Family Account. When you create a Yahoo! Family Account and add your child to the account, you certify that you are at least 18 years old and that you are the legal guardian of the child/children listed on the Yahoo! Family Account."\n\nEssentially because 18 is the age of majority. Why it is 18 and not 19 or 23 or 34 is just one of those questions that doesn't really have an answer.
7749
Because they care about you. There is no benefit for them to be strict. They're trying to help you avoid making many of the mistakes that kids make. You may not understand it right now but they're being strict because they're looking out for you.
277676
There are predators on Myspace who are looking for young people just like you because they want to abuse you in a criminal manner.  Your parents are VERY concerned about your well-being.  It may seem unfair now when you are young, but as you get older, you will see the wisdom in your parents' actions.
46745
Every parent wishes to see his/her kid come first.  But isn't it required of you to accept the kids limitations anad guide him for "Doing his best" rather than "Coming First"\nIf you intend to see your kid perform well ensure that your kid is able to understand everything that he is being taught (you have to spend time with him for this).  If a kid understands what he is taught, there is nothing to learn.\n\nUnderstanding has nothing to do with a kids ability to reporduce content in the name of answers to questions.
308312
It's not intended to be for kids or perverts only.  It's intended to be a networking site as a way for people to communicate and keep up with one another.  It just happens that it took off for younger people quicker then it did for others.
916969
Because parents want to be their kids' friends instead of being their parent.
45918
they do have parental controls. If you try to make an account for your child, once you put in the date of birth it's going to ask for an adult to finsih the registration and it will ask for your e-mail address for confirmation. I did it for my daughters.  All you have  to do is give them there own account.
1019449
The site for you is www.yahooligans.com, kiddie.
1041608
When I come across some of those type questions I always go to the persons Q & A page to sus out their other questons. You can usually tell if they are a genuine kid who needs advice or some jerk getting cheep thrills. I feel sorry for those kids. Clearly they are asking on this site because it ensures their anonimity and they feel safe in doing so. Some of them are so very confused and we do live in a very explicit confusing world. \n\nI don't know how you could police the site and there is no way of controlling what others ask or answer. You can only report what you think to be inappropreate and hope that creeps don't get at these kids.
354373
Personally, I think that message boards and chatrooms, should not be available to children under 18. That may sound harsh but here are my reasons, there is NO WAY for it to be monitored, there are WAY too many sick perverts out there that use it for their perverted reasons, you hear it time and time again, parents either do want or dont have the time to monitor to whom they are chatting or corresponding with, nor can they monitor what their child posts on an online message board or what they answer from said site. I personally dont think things like yahoo messenger, AIM, or MSN messenger are appropriate for them, for same reasons above. I just feel and it has been proven that it is just a huge pandora's box, it is used to undermine parents to a child who is experiencing problems in their household, it is used to lure children away with false promises, and basically it is one big LIE. If there was a way to MONITOR it, that was able to eliminate the majority of above stated reasons, then I would be a little more ok with it possibly. Till then, it is not that we have to fear so much the people our children come in contact with on a daily basis anymore, we have to fear the people in this little world called CYBERSPACE.\n\nThank you
725638
it's viewed as being for teenagers, but there's no official upper age limit - if you wanna use it, use it. the children on there just get all cranky about people who're older than 19 using the site when they haven't had their milk and cookies in the morning.
620834
They think it's funny.  But there are alot more appropriate sites to ask nasty questions.. there are alot of kids on this site and I don't think alot of the question's are good for kids to read.  I also think some people are on here just to get reaction's from people.  They think it's fun to get people all worked up.
811187
there are reports that ppl hav been like sexually abused and wut not but there are privacy settings that you can set so that only your friends can see your page and stuff.\n\n\nmostly its just parents being paranoid and scared that their "little darling" is gonna get messed with..... i think that the parents just need to trust us.
513553
You need parental control.