How do i persuade my parents to let me get a webcam?

Question

ok im 13. i seriously do not want my webcam for anything sexual i want it becasue all my frinds have thenmand i have used one at a friends house before asnd there really fun!
but my parents think its not a good idea for me to have one how can i make them see that i really only want it to see my friends and them to see me, and that purpose only?

Thanks,

Answer 1

Just tell them you won't do anything and you just want to talk to your friends. Next time a friend comes over tell your mom or dad to ask her if she has a webcam. Tell them they can put it away when they are not home so you will only beable to use it when they are home (I know that may not seam fair but it's better than nothing)

Answer 2

This worked for me:



Tell your friends you want a webcam for your birthday. They will get it for you. Your parents aren't going to make them take it back.



The worst they will do is not let you use it fo the time being, but tell them that you will only use it when they are home, or during certain hours of the day (so no midnight chatting with strangers), and let them look over your shoulder during a conversation with one of your friends when he/she is using their own webcam so your parents can see how it works and who else has a webcam.



Remind them that part of having webcam chat means they can see exactly who you are talking to...its almost a bonus for them!



To people above me, webcams are not just sexual. I used mine all through high school and into college to talk to my friend in Alaska since I live in the lower 48. I've never done anything sexual over webcam...in fact, sometime having a webcam on is more annoying than it is practical since everyone can see everything you do. People, especially predators, are more likely to have regular chat WITHOUT a webcam since it allows them to keep their identity or flaws hidden.

Having a webcam can actually be a safety precaution because it allows parents to actively see who their kids are talking to.



I would recommend you establish ground rules with your parents: no using webcam unless the other person is using webcam (so they can see who it is...or else no using webcam unless your parents physically know the other person...like one of your friends), no using webcam with (or even talking to) strangers, no using webcam when they aren't home, no using webcam past 10 pm (or so). My parents used to unplug mine at 10 and put it in the kitchen.



Besides...if parents are so worried about online predators why do they give their children instant messaging to begin with?

Answer 3

you want one because your friends have one is not a good enough reason.

and i might as well tell you now that your parents would be wasting their money on a webcam.

my dad got one because we thought it was cool seeing someone else on the computer but after we got it we were very dissappointed.

you have to have a super fast internet and computer and even still the webcam moves slow,sometimes the audio gets messed up or disconnected,and after about a week you will get bored of it.

i dont think you really want your parents to go out and waste their money on something that you probably will only use once and then forget about.

Answer 4

Oh my gosh. There are so many idiots here! That Justin Berry kid? He's obviously a stupid kid if he was -13- and thought it was harmless to do that stuff. He's obviously stupid if he did drugs, too! Plus, I don't know HOW sex offenders got to see him.



On my webcam and my dad's webcam, we use it on MSN. So ONLY people in your contact list(people who've added you and you approved) could see you IF you invited them to see you or they invited to see you. There is NOTHING harmful with webcams, it's just the stupidity of children going on websites and adding bad people. I ONLY add my friends to my MSN. If I absolutely MUST talk to an internet person, I'll talk to them via PM on another website, that's safe(ie: Neopets.)



Tell your parents about the whole msn thing and such. Negotiate and tell them you'll only use your webcam with so and so, and only maybe at certain hours. If they're worried, let them watch you while you're using your webcam...just make sure your friends know your parents are there so there's no cursing going on. ;) A common use is PAW(parents are watching). You may not be saying anything BAD, but it's not something you'd say to your parents(ex: Rebecca sooo shouldn't have broken up with Tyler! He's soo hot AND smart!) You get my point, right?



THat's my two cents.

Answer 5

Hahah just go shopping with a friend or something and buy one. They have really cheap ones that work well for like 25 dollars.. just hide it from them and get on webcam when they're not around.. lol

Answer 6

Tell them that they can monitor your use of the webcam. You could pay for it with your own money, or earn it by doing chores for them. Show your parents that you are responsible enough to have it.

Answer 7

if you would've saw oprah yesterday, you would never want to have one. i've never had an interest in them, but after watching that yesterday, i never want to have one. a boy got one to talk to his friends, but then he started getting random messages from people to hook up webcams with them. it soon turned into a porn scandal.

Answer 8

my comp has a webcam built in and all my friends have webcams too we just talk to each other and make youtube vids nothin bad

Answer 9

Tell them that you just want it to talk to your friends.

Offer to buy it with your own money and do alot of chores.

Answer 10

Did you watch Oprah yesterday? That's what it was about. You should NEVER HAVE A WEBCAM. Don't say it's not sexual. It's the ONLY thing it's used for and if your naive enough to think otherwise, then you'll be the one the pedophiles get hold of. Get hold of yesterday's Oprah show, go online, since your computer savvy, and look up the transcript. You know you shouldn't have one otherwise you wouldn't be asking. I hope your parents are smart enough to laugh when you ask.

Answer 11

you see them at school. your lieing. i would never let my kids have one, i wont even let them on the internet unless i am there. i dont want no 50 yr old sex offender talkin to my kids. if they have a bf or gf thats fine but nothing like that online is aloud.