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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, rereading your post, there is no “easing” once you allow a kid to create an account.  They will be confronted with comments, who they allow to see, how many likes and followers, not to mention all the access they will have as an account holder.

(Also, as an older parent who has BTDT, refrain from describing your kid as being on the college or pro track at such a young age.  It puts so much pressure on your kid.  And, so much can and will happen between now and then.  I know a lot of parents out there love to talk about their kids’ successes but I have always found my kids are better served when I keep those sorts of comments to myself.[/quote]

OP here.  Thank you!  FWIW,  I just wanted to describe his skill level on this post.  Friends who have seen him play and his coaches and sports community are the ones who use college/pro track to describe him.  So we actually shelter him from most of these comments and community (we don't socialize with his team mates or parents) and keep it as a very separate activity.  At the end of the day, we don't need to feed his intensity any further or add to the pressure he already puts on himself and he is not my only kid and needs to stay grounded.  As you confirmed, I think it's best that way.  [/quote]

I say this with respect, but even contemplating a sports social media account is the exact opposite of shielding your kid from those sorts of characterizations - it is inviting them in the form of likes and comments. You may want to reconsider how you are approaching all of this if your goal is to protect your kid from intensity.  I believe that you want to be a non-intense parent and you are well-intentioned but there is a disconnect between what you say you are trying to do and what you are considering doing (signed a parent who also wants to protect my kid and really grapples with what that looks like too).

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