It’s online bullying that frightens me the most, especially when they are too young to be able to cope at all.

Isn’t there an age limit….for Facebook anyway I think you need to be 13 to have an account. But some parents actually help them set up accounts when they’re much younger, I think you just need to fib about your birthday to get around it

We’re all playing catch up here but hopefully we can strike a balance and keep our kids safe.

I think 12 is still way too young.

It’s scary to think my girl will grow up with all of this surrounding her at such a young age.

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 18 Jun 2018 , 6:37 am

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  Rules and boundaries and expectations around social media does help teenagers to use and navigate social media. Parents modelling the appropriate and correct and timely use of social media helps enormously too.

There is so much more to a balanced life than social media for children and adults and there needs to be more balance. Children do not need to be on social media until they are older and in their teenage years and better able to understand the rules and the need for privacy across social media platforms.

Only give them a basic prepaid mobile phone, lock in emergency numbers and they can’t contact anybody else. I’m not sure if others can contact them. They can send and receive texts but only the emergency numbers. I know a boy who has one. His phone is locked like that. Nothing else is available on it at the moment.

Yes, it’s 13 for Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Pinterest…

I thought the minimum legal age for someone to have a Facebook page was 13

I think the same. Young kids need a much more protected environment than social media.

I completely agree. There is no need at all for kids so young to be on social media. I have friends who have 8 year old kids on Facebook. Its crazy!