Snapchat parental controls

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. I hate hearing this. I made my son get rid of snap chat. He had been approached by strangers claiming to be kids at his school a few times. He fell for it. So scary.

He says he is missing out. He is 13 1/2 as well and I am resisting letting him have it again.

I’m one of the PP and all of this is scary. But Snapchat isn’t any worse than anything else they are using. Use this as a learning experience and keep taking to your son. Talk to him about ways of verifying and not being so trusting. Hopefully this was a good learning experience for him. Some of my elderly relatives have been scammed on Facebook, email and even by the traditional landline telephone, so this is not just a Snapchat thing. Verifying identities of anyone is a good skill to learn early on.

Just make sure you are actually monitoring. Most parents are not and have no idea how to monitor and are well behind their kids on the tech.

That’s my point. I am definitely behind my kids on the tech. I posted before that they have moved on to another app by the time I figure out one. I tried to monitor my oldest closely and wasn’t successful. It caused more fights and him sneaking around than anything helpful. He’s close to 18 now so I’m certainly not reading his texts or checking Snapchat. Keeping the conversations more open and generic so that they apply to multiple places worked better for us. He’s been helpful for telling me what was helpful and not helpful with my younger kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. I hate hearing this. I made my son get rid of snap chat. He had been approached by strangers claiming to be kids at his school a few times. He fell for it. So scary.

He says he is missing out. He is 13 1/2 as well and I am resisting letting him have it again.

I’m one of the PP and all of this is scary. But Snapchat isn’t any worse than anything else they are using. Use this as a learning experience and keep taking to your son. Talk to him about ways of verifying and not being so trusting. Hopefully this was a good learning experience for him. Some of my elderly relatives have been scammed on Facebook, email and even by the traditional landline telephone, so this is not just a Snapchat thing. Verifying identities of anyone is a good skill to learn early on.

Just make sure you are actually monitoring. Most parents are not and have no idea how to monitor and are well behind their kids on the tech.

That brings us back to the original question which is about HOW to monitor it.

[Anonymous]

That brings us back to the original question which is about HOW to monitor it.

1. Know the logins in for all of the apps.
2. Login from your device and actually learn how to use the app and what it can do. Google terms and about things that are unfamiliar.
3. Discuss new apps with your kid before they are downloaded so you can get up to speed first.
3. Check your kids actual device as well so you can see all photos etc. I have found quite a few things including a questionable snap chat post within the camera roll. I’ve discussed the photos with my son and we’ve talked about what’s appropriate and what’s not and that even in Snapchat a post can last forever if screenshotted or photographed.

Basically you have to pay attention and keep learning along with them. It’s not easy but we can’t give them smart phones and then look the other way. That’s irresponsible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Snap chat parental controls are a joke. You cannot monitor anything other than the friend list. I monitor my son’s snap chat by logging into his account and we are taking a break. He’s 14 and not using it responsibly. Too many waste time at school and lots of slurs being circulated. It’s also really easy to bully with it. It goes far beyond just a texting app and it’s amazing how little parents actually know.

The amount of racist slurs on Snap is next level. totally out of control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snap chat parental controls are a joke. You cannot monitor anything other than the friend list. I monitor my son’s snap chat by logging into his account and we are taking a break. He’s 14 and not using it responsibly. Too many waste time at school and lots of slurs being circulated. It’s also really easy to bully with it. It goes far beyond just a texting app and it’s amazing how little parents actually know.

The amount of racist slurs on Snap is next level. totally out of control.

Doesn't it just depend on the friend group? Or do you mean chatting with strangers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, just spoke to my college age niece who says Tik Tok and Instagram are far more toxic than Snapchat. She says Snapchat really is just this generations way of texting.

Assuming you have a good kid, this is totally true. My kids who don't have the other two have snapchat. The only rule I have this that I approve any/all friend requests and if they are found to have a friend I didn't approve, they lose the app. Its been fine.