At what age should you allow your kids use social media?
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Loading... - Julius Chalo
- 01 Aug 2022
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The gist
We are in the age of social media. We use our phones for virtually everything like entertainment, education, communication, financial transactions, and so much more.
Kids as young as six months old are already watching ‘baby shark’ on YouTube.
But the internet is a very dangerous place, with sexually explicit content and dangerous people, it makes sense not only to regulate your child’s access to the internet but to let them know dangers exist.
You can set parental controls on some apps like Netflix and YouTube, but at what age would you have to get your child their phone?
Most social media websites have age limits, although these limits are a wonderful guide in regulating whether your child is mature enough to have a social media account, it is important to know your child, before granting them such access and freedom.
Why this matters
Social media can cause many psychological problems like anxiety, depression, fear of missing out, pressure to conform to peer pressure, psychological manipulation and indoctrination.
There should be no rush in getting your child to have a social media account even though as they become teenagers that might be a bit difficult. Read More…
