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Question??? Do any of you use Snapchat and what age is it appropriate for? I have a 10 year old who has friends who use it and I know he‘s going to ask about it. For good reason I‘m wary re: social media.

heylaurenmack Most people I know post selfies or videos of music (I don‘t know) or food or the same stuff as insta except it goes away quickly. It kinda just depends on what everyone is doing day to day. I also use it to see what my employees are actually doing when they call out 😂🤷🏼‍♀️ 7y

Cinfhen Good luck 🍀 10 is still young! It‘s a tricky world we have to navigate as parents 7y

Tamra @heylaurenmack is it a “friends” network? I‘m not sure it‘s much different than messaging then. I can monitor & restrict messaging better. He got an iPod Touch and we‘ll allow him to message a select few. 7y

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MiyakoBunny I saw a lot of my students using it and they mostly used it for fun innocent things but what they would report to us because it disturbed them was a lot of inappropriate sharing from people around the world and peers their age. A lot of their parents ended up having them shut it down, & a lot of them complained of harassment unfortunately 😖 7y

heylaurenmack Yeah. You have to add people like Facebook. It‘ll be harder to monitor cause the messages and photos disappear unless added to someone‘s story which stick for 24 hours. Otherwise once you open the direct individual messages they disappear after viewing. 7y

Tamra @Cinfhen yes! I‘ve been opposed to social media bc they aren‘t capable of handling. Once the novelty wears off he‘ll mainly use for music. Think I‘ll say no to Snapchat. (edited) 7y

Tamra @MiyakoBunny that‘s my concern. 7y

everlocalwest The part I would be most worried about would be the 'Featured' page that everyone receives without following. This is how Snapchat generates revenue and the content is very adult. There's cool stuff like Tasty and Nat Geo but also stuff like The Daily Mail and Vice. These populate without the user following them, I don't know if there's a parental option to remove them but wanted to let you know there's def questionable content. 7y

Tamra @everlocalwest thanks for clueing me in! I‘m not going to allow it based on these comments - if he asks. 🙂 7y

TrishB I told my daughter 13 for this one. I do hate them all but you can‘t ban them forever unfortunately!! 7y

WanderingBookaneer I use Snapchat. I would be weary of allowing a 10yo to use the site as it gives you access to websites and accounts that are, to put it mildly, not exactly suitable for work. 7y

Tamra @TrishB I know. 😑 7y

Tamra @WanderingBookaneer 👍🏾 7y

AmandaL @Tamra Social media is so hard to monitor, even when you think you're being vigilant. @TrishB I'm actually going to use that age guideline. My 12 yo old son wants Snapchat and I'm so uncomfortable with the idea. 7y

Tamra @AmandaL good idea! I‘m sticking to the no social media. Given he can reach us on the iPod too, no reason for phone I can think of either for a loonnnnnng time. I like the idea that you can get a phone when you can pay for it. 7y

alisiakae I use Snapchat, I do not allow my 10 year old to use it yet, it‘s harder to monitor than other social media apps. She does have a musically account, which has decent privacy settings, but I monitor it frequently. 7y

Tamra @4thhouseontheleft 👍🏾 7y

OrangeMooseReads I would recommend not allowing the 10 year old on Snapchat it is incredibly hard to monitor 7y

Leelee.reads The high school where I teach has blocked Snapchat through school WiFi because of the persistent bullying and inappropriate sexual content. I would strongly recommend waiting. Get yourself an account once your kids use it, and have them friend you so you see what they post (though they can block you if they want to). Snapchat is often innocent, but when it isn‘t, it‘s AWFUL. As someone who works with teens, please parents, proceed with caution. 7y

Leelee.reads Another comment: Snapchat is the perfect conversation starter to open discussion with your kids about sending/ receiving nudes. Chances are this will happen to them - girls are often pressured to send, boys are likely to receive (usually a screenshot of someone‘s ex in retaliation for a breakup). Best to have open dialogue before it happens so kids know the best way to handle these situations when they do occur. (I should include sexting here too. 7y

heikemarie Middle school teacher - I personally don‘t think kids are ready for it at that age; their brains haven‘t developed enough for appropriate decision making and people can save chats and pictures sent and received. I‘ve had to deal with the cops on multiple child pornography cases because of underage students sending and receiving nudes. Not that your kids would do that, but they might receive them as well. 7y

heikemarie I don‘t want to scare but in general you have no control over who they give and receive information with, and no control over the content either. It‘s easy to hide things they don‘t want you to see and consequence of poor choices can be far reaching and long lasting. 7y

heikemarie Sorry, just realized you‘ve already made up your mind so now I‘m piling on! Unintentional. 7y

Tamra @Leelee.reads thanks for the info! I didn‘t really know what it was, hence the question and I‘ve decided against it for all the reasons Littens have cited! 7y

Tamra @inwhichHeikereadsharder thanks for the input - I didn‘t really know what it was about and now that my gut feeling was confirmed it‘s a no-go! (edited) 7y

[DELETED] 3803335244 I‘m going to chime in & add my 2 cents worth, lol. My 15 & 14 have cellphones but we don‘t allow social media accounts. Let me tell you why, my husband has been in law enforcement for many years. And he worked in digital forensic & with his job, he talked about predators on little kids. We both agreed to wait until age 16 for any social media. Because then they have more “cyber smarts” to understand how to handle an account responsibly. 7y

[DELETED] 3803335244 Just my thoughts, but your family is your family & I never pass judgement because your the best person to know what‘s best for your wonderful kiddos. Those are just my thoughts. Your a great mom Tamra go with you gut! ❤️❤️ 7y

Tamra @ForeverNerdy thank you for sharing! I wasn‘t sure if it was just photo sharing like in a messaging context or if it was a social app. Sounds like it‘s more of a network that I don‘t want him to get into and I don‘t want to monitor. 😌 7y

SilversReviews Good advice. 7y

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