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[quote=Anonymous]I did cursory checks when my DS (now 15) first got his phone at 13 and at the time I was shocked by the misogynistic humor in his IG feed. I talked to him about it at the time and I think he has gotten better about monitoring his media diet.  I also checked his texts for a while and found that all the talk was about sports so I got bored and stopped.

My DS who is now 13 is a different story. She has so many online friends and social media accounts that I have a hard time keeping up, and she feels very strongly about her privacy. Still, I look over her shoulder when I am walking by to see what’s watching, I will ask who she’s texting and how she knows them, and there are consequences when I feel she is not being smart, for example I made her get rid of Tiktok when she was spending too much time on it. She knows I have all her passwords and she knows I reserve the right to check any of her online material so I hope she is walking the line.

TLDR I think it’s totally within a parent’s right, and even their obligation, to monitor teen’s online interactions and restrict screen time. Parents who are too lazy to roll up their sleeves can blame themselves when their kids develop anxiety and depression, or start dating random boys they met on Snapchat. [/quote]

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