Kids and Instagram - do you allow?
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Anonymous
Well that makes sense. But obviously that doesn't apply to the millions of other jobs that are not in communications/public affairs but still involve working out of the home. |
Anonymous
Yes, but since so many hundreds of thousands of metro DC jobs do involve communications and public affairs, many work-outside-the-home jobs in the area do rely on social media. |
Anonymous
most business have accounts, and most non-profits so even if I am not doing the tweeting for our company I am still to "like" to help boost our posts and bring traffic to our page- it is standard business practice at this point |
Anonymous
Why do you think it's okay to teach your kids that they are allowed to break the rules? The rules of the site clearly say you have to be 13. It's not PG-13, with parental guidance (which you are not providing anyway). Do you know what comments your child is making on other's photos? Do you know what comments people are making on hers? God, parents like you SUCK. |
Anonymous
We had 5 daughters in our family, and we were not allowed to date until we were 18 and "out of the house" because mom didn't want to deal with it. One of my sisters got pregnant within 6 months of leaving the house, the other one entered an abusive relationship with a man, got pg, gave her baby up for adoption, then became a lesbian (which is fine - I mean the lesbian part, the rest of it is not fine). The other 3 of us didn't get pg, but we have serious relationship issues. I wish I was allowed more of a normal childhood. I am going to allow these things for my kids at an older age like 13 or so. I agree with pp's that you have to let this stuff into your house so you can help guide your kids through these complicated issues. |
Anonymous
I, along with my sister, were not allowed to date until we were 18. We are both successful, have no issues, she is in a great marriage and I, happily engaged. Mind you, we are in our twenties, so we grew up with the internet and all of the social sites. It's possible. Oh yes, we also didn't do sleep overs, which I know is a totally different dilemma. |
Anonymous
| As was raised on here multiple times, do NOT try to restrict specific apps. The "hot" apps change too frequently. Come up with a family social media policy that covers ALL social media apps. |
Anonymous
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I just do not understand parents who run from technology and try to forbid it. You have taken something that is fairly common and beneficial and made it the proverbial "forbidden fruit." Allow it but regulate it!
Trust me, it is no badge of honor to have a 16-17YO who is ignorant when it comes to social media. |
Anonymous
No. Parents like you SUCK. You want other parents to follow rules so you don't have to deal with your child. Your rules and my rule are different, get over it, teach you child that everybody has different rule. Have the balls to enforce your own rules. Another rule my kids can break... you can punch a bully, I don't care what the school says, stand up for yourself, get suspended.... I will take you to lunch. Add fantasy football that list too. |
Anonymous
Wow...are you going to let your kids drive? Because that is MUCH more dagerous to your teen than social media. Can they get a part time job while in HS? What about dating? Just seems odd that you are throwing down the "18 YO" gauntlet about something like this. |
Anonymous
Most my friends that have small businesses have account too, they don't have a full communication/public affairs staff to do their marketing, they use social media as well as other ways to grow business. My 13 year old has a "business" he runs through Instagram, he has made $200 this year. |
Anonymous
I have every intention to allow my child to begin to use some social media apps once he is 13. He uses Google Apps for Education at school as well, which has a social media component, already. But we don't get to make up our own rules about Instagram, Facebook, etc. Instagram's rules say that the site is only for users 13 or older. Not PG-13, not 8 if you think your child can handle it, or 11 for a really mature 11. 13 or over. It's not "my rules" or "your rules", it's "following the rules" or "breaking the rules". You are teaching your child that it is ok to go to someone else's space and intentionally violate the rules of that space. That sucks for all of us. Thanks for nothing. |
Anonymous
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Why would anyone give their kid an account under age 13? You basically just told your kid "we don't abide by rules." That will come back to haunt you. Kids lead by example.
It clearly states you MUST be 13 to have an account. There is adult content on it. People comment on every photo. It is very adult oriented. MUCH more than Facebook which is also 13 but is also considered the "parents hangout" lol My daughter is 12 and has no interest. She JUST got a phone with the ability to have it. Why are kids 8 and 10 having products with that capability. Let them be kids. Deal with social media when they are teens. Don't be the "friend" parent that falls for the "everyone is doing it" line. |
Anonymous
It's a rule set by a business to limit their liability. Personally, I'm not big on businesses telling me what to do. |
Anonymous
It's their product. Don't like the policy--don't buy the product. Your allowing your underage kid to "break the rules" sends a damaging message that goes far beyond Instagram. |