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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]12 year old,- 13 year old, seems, basically, the same ‘age corallation’ wise to me.

DD has Snapchat and tiktok.  I told her, at first, NO to Snapchat and Instagram , musically (tiktok) seemed harmless; she somehow persuaded me to get Snapchat by asking me to it on my own phone and she showed me the fun features and to get me more use to the idea she has it on her phone ...  should I be a stickler about not getting Instagram?    And to Get off of Snapchat and tiktok too?  Which is worse? ...  I haven’t downloaded “my spy” ware yet but I will.  [b] I just learned about VPN and now realize it’s why  I cannot track her  on Qustodio or Life360. [/]  My spy says it  tracks Snapchat.  I am so  behind/ beyond all of this technology.  I know my DD (12) is good kid but...

How do you keep up with all this technology?  Do both you and your spouse Both monitor, check, discuss “phone” social media stuff with your kids?  My husband mainly leaves it to me unless there is an issue of some sort -then it’s my fault in conjunction with DD fault.[/quote]

Wait, so she's currently using a VPN to make her usage untrackable? If that's the case, then you definitely have a problem brewing.

She's sneaking around, and in our house that would be grounds for having the phone taken away immediately. You say she's a "good kid," so she may not be doing anything problematic on those platforms yet. But if she's going as far as setting up a VPN to make herself untrackable, then you can bet she's considering it. I wouldn't consider that "good kid" behavior, personally. I mean, that takes some planning and forethought!

She's already figured out the technology to get around your rules, and no spyware is going to catch everything, especially if you're not as savvy as she is. You really need to remove her access entirely until she's mature enough to handle it, even if it means taking away her devices if she tries to sneak around and use the apps anyway. For me, sneakiness and spiteful behavior would definitely be indicators that my DD wasn't ready for social media.[/quote]

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