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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I chuckle with each of the authoritarian posts above. You are fooling yourselves. Your kids know how to get around all of your rules and restrictions. Have the open conversations, discuss the risks and rewards of online engagement, and be there to talk through the challenges. Ultimately the goal is for resilient children who can assess their virtual and real environments to the best of their abilities - and that takes both clear guidelines and conversation. It also takes modeling healthy online management ourselves. [/quote]

[b]So, your answer is "don't even try?"[/b]

Nope.  Not doing that.  I am well aware my kids can do just whatever after they leave for college at 18.  Drugs, underage binge-drinking, whatever - even internet porn and all the really dark things available on the web now (TikTok, Snap, and Reddit offer them).  They are not doing those things under my roof.

If you feel different, give your kids all those things early; I wish you luck with that strategy.

My house, my rules, and as long as my name is on the bill, it is MY phone, which I let them use (with conditions). [/quote]

DP. The poster literally explained what they do. They’re opining that the “my way or the highway” approach is short-sighted and doesn’t help kids learn how to use social media responsibly and thoughtfully. [/quote]

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