It is in the child's best interest to have their profile set to private, obviously, because of all the weirdos out there. That being the case, if a teen wants the pleasure of having a myspace, they should have to agree to spot checks by mom & dad. Therefore, their password should be made available at all times (and it may need to be changed often, since a lot of times the sites get phished) and they have no say whatsoever as to how often you check it. I'm all for kid's privacy, but the web is a different animal. You just can NOT be too careful. That is just my take on the whole thing.