Reply to If you restrict social media for your teens

Forum Index » Tweens and Teens

Reply to "If you restrict social media for your teens"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We do not allow TikTok.

Plus, we constantly trash it, point out how BOTH parties overwhelmingly voted to ban TikTok, make fun of the losers who use TikTok.

My kids have gotten the message.  Not worried about after they leave.[/quote]

Oh sweet summer child. [/quote]

+1 this generation’s social life is intimately intertwined with the digital world. Rather than trashing specific apps and disparaging those who use them why not use it a learning opportunity? Pull it up and go through it. Talk with them about the algos that drive them and the business behind them. Show examples of potential pitfalls and sticky situations and how they might handle it. Not just clips of body shaming, bullying, or dangerous activities done for clout but how they would respond if they encountered specific issues…how to control privacy settings and awareness about what they will see, who they might encounter, how what they display and say might have long lasting consequences.

Ask yourself if DS or DD found themselves in a tough situation where they and some friends posted a video on tik tok after a particularly fun night would they feel comfortable coming to you for help?[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics