Part three – The Parent’s Guide to Social Media Protection
Sharing information and images through social networks is part of daily life for many children and young people. Social networks allow children to communicate with each other and record and share what they are doing in real time. An unintended consequence of social media means that it's not uncommon for kids to connect with people they've never met.
As children become more independent, we often encourage parents to support them to develop a sense of responsibility.
However, adoptive children and young people can be more at risk from oversharing and as a result render themselves vulnerable; it is therefore so important to understand online safety and for parents to continue to have open conversations about it with their children when the time comes.
We’ve put together a list of tools to help parents develop a sense of security and control over what their children are seeing and doing on social media.
Google SafeSearch
Using the settings already in the app
Snapchat
TikTok
Remember! Children can re-download TikTok at any time and create a new account with a different phone number or email address, so the controls you enable are not fool proof.
The settings also allow you to manage your screentime by enabling quiet mode, scheduled quiet modes or daily limit reminders.
Parent controls on devices
Google Play Store on Android Devices
Amazon Fire Controls
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