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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These posters who are saying 18, your kids are driving at 16 but you won’t let them have Snapchat? Have you ever been on it? It’s basically just a way to text each other.   Instead of banning things, teach them to set controls.   You don’t want them getting these things when they first go to college.  We all knew the kids who went wild.  Our kids all have friends with strict parents who have secret accounts in HS.  Don’t be that parent.  [/quote]

It is not just texting.  The messages delete themselves so adults really don’t know what is happening.  The tracking mechanism can be very hurtful and dangerous.  Twice my son was friended by people who said they went to his school but clearly did not.  It is scary.  Bullying happens because there is no record of it.  [/quote]

The adults should NOT know what’s happening with older teens for the most part. Teach your kid common sense and boundaries. You’re not protecting him by raising a snowflake [/quote]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teens-death-small-michigan-town-led-fbi-police-online-sexual-extortion-rcna120556

This is Instagram but can happen on any social media

These teens need our help. I wouldn't expect my teen to go toe to toe with another adult whi is trying to mislead with out standing behind them.
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Exactly. This is horrific. Insane how some posters want to believe this can NEVER happen to THEIR kid.[/quote]

DP I didn't see anyone say this could NEVER happen to their kid. But good, stable parents who seek to raise good, stable, healthy kids assess risk and appreciate that you have to let kids grow, even if there is risk. Every year many children drown- probably more than are harmed by social media- but that doesn't mean I'm going to say my kids can never swim. In fact, I want them to learn to be strong swimmers, learn about not diving in shallow water, learn about rip tides, learn to heed warnings on beaches, learn to use life jackets on boats, etc.  The answer is not to keep them locked up.

I hope you're just a troll and not a real parent, because if you are a real parent, you are going to raise anxiety filled children. I know adults who are the product of overbearing parents like you, and it has taken some of them years to outgrow the compulsion to catastrophize everything, and most are on medication. Is this what you want for your child? [/quote]

Except there’s really no upside to Snapchat. It’s like when gun nuts argue against gun regulations because what about all the car accidents?!? Well, cars serve a an important purpose.

Just because many parents say no to Snapchat doesn’t mean they’re overbearing in other ways. This one is just a no brainer. Sounds like you’re the one catastrophizing. And given all the studies on the effects of social media on kids, it’s the Snapchat kids who are much more likely to be depressed and on medication. [/quote]
Exactly.[/quote]

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