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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the things that I'm glad that I did was to be consistent. It has made my life so much easier. DD is 13 now. 
-I am logged into all of her social media accounts (Insta, youtube, tiktok, even etsy). If she changes a password, she gives me the new one or she gives up the phone. 
-I randomly do a phone check (photos, texts, emails, etc.).
-We talk regularly about the different types of impacts that social media (and the internet in general) can have on us. Nothing is temporary, colleges & employers check, etc..

OP- one of the most important things is consistency and follow through. If you're not going to follow through with the parameters you set, you're in for a rough road because kids will capitalize on it. [b]Commonsense Media will be your new best friend; they've done all the research for us. [/b]Also, urban dictionary is great for any unfamiliar lingo that pops up.

There are lots of phone monitoring apps also. DD has an iphone and the parental controls are good. She has to send me a request for any apps she'd like to download and their is a good internet filter. When DD was younger I removed all internet browsing capabilities from her phone.

I also once drove DD to friend's house to apologize in person for a mean comment that she texted. This helped her understand that there are real feelings on the other end of her phone.

Good luck, OP!
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Not OP but great post.  I use Commonsense all the time for movie and even book info, but didn't realize it had phone-related info too?

-parent of an 8yo[/quote]

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