Kids and Instagram - do you allow?

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Anonymous wrote: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.

It's a rule set by a business to limit their liability. Personally, I'm not big on businesses telling me what to do.

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.

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Anonymous wrote:My 11 yr old has had an Instagram account since she was 9. I don't really monitor it. She's not posting titty shots or anything. It's all cute pics of dressed up cats and shit. Or How-To videos (though maybe she does those on Youtube?) for art projects.

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.

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.

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.

So you never break any rules. You never go 41 when the speed limit is 40.

I am teaching my children to think for themselves. You can teach your kids to be mindless followers.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

It's a rule set by a business to limit their liability. Personally, I'm not big on businesses telling me what to do.

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.

Give me a break! Damaging message, drama queen. You know what is damaging you checking your text messages at a stop light.

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Anonymous wrote:My 11 yr old has had an Instagram account since she was 9. I don't really monitor it. She's not posting titty shots or anything. It's all cute pics of dressed up cats and shit. Or How-To videos (though maybe she does those on Youtube?) for art projects.

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.

I think it's fine to teach my child that some rules are okay for an adult to decide when to break. Sometimes we have to cross the street to get to our incoming train, no cars are coming and the light is red. I make the decision to cross the street to make our train. Yes, I know that the comments she makes are along the lines of "Cute!" but in general she rarely comments at all. Yes, she tells me when she gets comments outside of the norm. She's not posting duck-faced selfies. I just looked, and her latest pic is of her little stuffed panda, propped in front of a miniature easel, that has a picture of a stuffed panda on it. This is the type of thing she's doing. This is why I'm not worried.

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I am the PP that noted that neither parents or MS age kids do facebook, twitter, instagram etc. We both work full time for large organizations and have advanced degrees. My job does not relate to posting on the facebook page however. In fact my office blocks access to all social media sites..even personal e-mail! Here is another shocker for you..I don't have a smart phone so I don't get e-mails till I am home in the evening. I could certainly afford a data plan but this lets me focus on work at work rather than texts from the PTA etc. Each to their own.

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Anonymous wrote:I am the PP that noted that neither parents or MS age kids do facebook, twitter, instagram etc. We both work full time for large organizations and have advanced degrees. My job does not relate to posting on the facebook page however. In fact my office blocks access to all social media sites..even personal e-mail! Here is another shocker for you..I don't have a smart phone so I don't get e-mails till I am home in the evening. I could certainly afford a data plan but this lets me focus on work at work rather than texts from the PTA etc. Each to their own.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

It's a rule set by a business to limit their liability. Personally, I'm not big on businesses telling me what to do.

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.

Contrary to popular conservative belief, businesses are not God. their "rules" are meaningless.

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12 yo has Instagram and we've had many discussions about what is acceptable content and what is okay to reveal. Her account is private and she may only "friend" people we know in real life and this has helped her keep in touch with out-of-state friends and family. It stays logged on on my laptop and I look at it daily. I have lost hours of my life to pictures of dogs, snow and Starbucks drinks but have found nothing objectionable from her group of friends. We had a discussion last summer about some swimsuit photos of others but it seems their parents did as well as the photos quickly came down.

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The 13-and-up rules are to comply with COPPA (Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act

It's illegal to collect personal information from children without their parents' consent--companies have 13 and up rules so as not to fall afoul of this law.