Preteens/teens and social media!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:45 pm
Ok, both older boys 13 & 12 have iphones (my old castoffs ) They can only text and talk on them unless at home on wifi as they are supposed to be for contacting me & DH if needed at school.
They have obviously downloaded instagram & snapchat at somepoint (against my wishes) as they have accounts. So i have now said if the eldest wants any accounts (as hes 13) he has to add me so i can monitor what he's doing.
He thinks i'm invading his privacy but he doesnt talk to me about anything so wouldnt be forthcoming to tell me if he was in trouble. DH and i do spot check their phones to make sure they arent doing anything they shouldn't.
So those of you with children of similar ages to mine, do they have phones? do they have social media and how do you 'police' their social media?
13 yr old is making me feel like I'm being too overprotective
They have obviously downloaded instagram & snapchat at somepoint (against my wishes) as they have accounts. So i have now said if the eldest wants any accounts (as hes 13) he has to add me so i can monitor what he's doing.
He thinks i'm invading his privacy but he doesnt talk to me about anything so wouldnt be forthcoming to tell me if he was in trouble. DH and i do spot check their phones to make sure they arent doing anything they shouldn't.
So those of you with children of similar ages to mine, do they have phones? do they have social media and how do you 'police' their social media?
13 yr old is making me feel like I'm being too overprotective