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[quote=Anonymous]Our approach is more about educating our kids with what is okay/not okay rather than banning specific apps. Because as PP have pointed out, the potential for trafficking is there with all of them. (Even something seemingly innocuous like Google hangouts.)

The only thing we allow before age 13 is Pinterest.

We talk frequently about not sharing personal info on any platform.

They can't be in a group chat unless they personally know all the members of the group (no my "friend's cousin friend" nonsense.)

Profiles are always private. They. must know all of their followers. They must not follow any fan sites unless we okay it. So for example an official Harry Styles account would be okay but not Harry#1Stylesfans or whatever.

When my now 15yo was getting started with Snapchat I would occasionally do a surprise sit down with her and we would go through all of her messages. She knows I can do these spot checks whenever I want.

FWIW the two kids I know of who are not allowed Snapchat and Instagram have the most active sex lives/drug experimentation happening. Obviously this is correlation not causation but it has been interesting to see that kids will find a way to push limits if they want to do so. The key for us is prioritizing communication with our teens and having lots and lots of discussion about behavior and expectations.

That being said, actually I do not allow TikTok because of privacy concerns. They watch the videos on their internet browsers and YouTube etc but I don't want that app on any of our devices. [/quote]

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