is it ok for the parents to read their child or children diary or journal?

In my opinion our children should be at the top of our priorities. If it meant that I suspected a problem, I'd much rather be quilty of reading my childs diary than see my child hit disaster. It doesn't matter to me whos house I'm in, I would do wherever and whatever it takes to save my child from something I could have control in. This is just Grandmaof2 talking. Take care.

i believe that everyone of us are entitled to our own privacy. even our children sometimes ask for it. well, i think parents should not read their children's diary or journal especially without their children's knowledge and permission. i think the things written on it are too personal and is none of anyone else's business. i think parents should teach their children to respect privacy and so they must start it on themselves.

NO! nothing is alright to go in and read it!. Your house but her diary! and if you suspict something start with finding out who friends are and what they do and give child advice on no t doing the same!

That's a good question annjilena. Reminds me that I made a good decision when I decided not to have kids. I think if your child is having the problems that you listed, and the child is forthcoming to the parent, I believe the parent has the write to read a diary. My sister did this when her 12 year old daughter began having problems in school and at home. Her sweet, out going, achieving child began to become withdrawn, hate school and socializing with friends. She was having thoughts of killing herself. She was cutting herself. Ultimately her daughter was diagnosed as being bipolar. She has been in and out of hospitals, special schools, on numerous medications, seen many doctors, and gone through many different treatments. My sister's reading of the diary early on, out of desparation, enabled her to get a grip on the type of problem her daughter was having. At age 16 now, my niece is showing signs of improvement, and just this year began going to a normal high school.

i believe every parent should know whats going on in their house esppecially if their child is changing because kids don,t tell their parents everything if you want to know then you have to keep our eyes open so we can know whats happening even reading the diarary or journal.

I wouldn't do it just because I was curious about their life but if I suspected there was a dangerous issue going on...I'd be in there with a magnifying glass reading every word! I'd read it backwards if I thought there was anything to it..lol I think that as parents we have a responsibility to keep our children safe and it may call for extreme measures from time to time.

I don't think that a parent should read their child's diary or journal unless you suspect something, even then its invasion of privacy. In mine though I'm near mid twenties I write about people such as my mother etc who I still live with.My own mom read my diary and used stuff in there against me,and I think thats wrong,to this day we don't talk really or get along so just be careful.

You should respect your child's pivacy alright but I think reading your child's diary is not in essence an invasion of his privacy. Yes if yu start reqactign to everything your child has written in teh diary and confront yor child with it then it is an invasion of his privacy. REad te diary but reserve yor judgement. Find other means to rectify the child's participation in wrong activities without letting the child know that you have read teh diary. If teh child knows that you have read teh diary, he will stop trusting you. Do not let that happen.

kids need their privacy. parents should respect that.

When I was a child, I had such an argue with my parents for their reading my diary without permission. I made me feel like they don't trust me, and my secret expose to every one. Every body wants to keep some secret, they don't want even their best friends to know their true feeling inside their heart. We need to respect their little world. but some case are exception, like if you find your child becomes bad, so have wierd behaviour, go read his diary is a good way to know what's going one, and think a way to solove such situation .

I think privacy is really a matter concerning a lot of teenagers nowadays. I believe that good parent-child relationship is the key. There must be a strong bonding, caring, loving relationship that is developed within the family so that the child will not have a difficulty to open-up and share whatever feelings/things concerns him. Family is the basic unit of the society so trust and respect must start at home.

But some children are shy.They do not know how to express themselves.Talks might be uneffective.Then parents should understand them by other meaninigs such as Reading diaries .however,parents must not read diary untill they be allowed by their children.parents should respect kids.

That depends!Iam a girl .I tell every thing to my mother,and simetimes I also communicate with my father .Therefore I nearly have no secret.My parents read my notes sevral times.I do not think they invade me.My parents only have one child.That isI!They love me and want to protect me from danger.However,parents should communicate with child rather than read their notes.Communication can express your affection.What you read your children diary might deteriate your relation.They do not consider your behavior as affection.On the contray,they think you want to find their secret .In a word,if you want to understand your kids,communicate with them .

as we all know that all childens have their privacy,so their parents should respect their childens privacy.but sometimes parents make some suspection about their childens unusual actions,they should spare time to talk to their childens and know about what they are doing,and why they do like that.and parents and childens are good relationships,or they both will break up their relationships ,making the families look so bad and cant have a good time.....