Protections for teens, peace of mind for parents Today Instagram is introducing Teen Accounts:
A new protected experience for teens, guided by parents. Starting today, teens on Instagram will automatically be placed in Teen Accounts, which have built-in limits on who can contact them and the content they see, and more ways to connect and explore their interests.
Determining the "right" age for kids to use social media apps is a nuanced and complex issue, often debated among parents, educators, and child development experts. While social media platforms typically set age restrictions, they may not always align with a child's readiness to navigate the digital landscape responsibly.
Ethan Bennet from Sonin , a UK app development company, shares...
Smartphone Free Childhood, the grassroots parents’ movement, called on WhatsApp to reverse today's change in age policy, which lowers the minimum age of use from 16 to 13 years old. As of April 11th, anyone in Europe over the age of 12 can now legally access the messaging service, after WhatsApp made a planned change to its age restriction policy.
Parents play a crucial role in guiding their children's internet and social media usage. Here are some key points and tips to consider, remembering that it can vary from family to family: What Parents Need to Know:
1. Online Safety is Paramount : Parents should be aware of the potential dangers online, including cyberbullying, exposure to inappropriate content, and privacy risks....
At Snap, we’re committed to giving parents additional tools and resources to help them support their teens’ safe use of Snapchat.
In 2022, we launched Family Center, our set of parental tools that allows parents to see who teens are talking to on Snapchat, confidentially report any concerns, and set content controls – all of which can help prompt important conversations about safety...
Join The Big Breastfeeding Conversation, Hosted by Medela
The 12th July will see the return of Medela’s annual event, formally the Big Breastfeeding Café - but as it returns for its 9th year this summer, the campaign has a fresh new take, stripping it back to its core values to ensure expectant and new mums have a platform to have open and honest conversations about breastfeeding.
Yesterday I posted a reel on my Instagram account showing me doing a food sorting activity with my daughter ( you can see the activity here ). I’ve been posting activity ideas on my Instagram account for a little while now and I have had a few people starting to comment on them, but the responses on this particular reel really took me by surprise!
If you are a parent of teenagers, I’m sure you have come across the name Andrew Tate. More recently he has been in the News after being arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, but before that he amassed a huge social media following, where he became very popular with teens.
Before being banned by TikTok, Instagram, Youtube and Facebook, Tate showed his followers images of his...
