Do You Monitor Your Child's Wall or Page or Site?
Do You Know Your Child's Login & Password?
Do You Look To See Who They Are Making Friends With?
Do You Have ANY Rules About Their Social Media Activity?
Forget them whining about privacy. It's a dangerous world out there in cyberspace and until they move out of your house and pay ALL of their own bills... there is no such thing as privacy!
At the very least you must make sure they are using Social Media responsibly and not just assume they are. And even if you don't use or like Social Media yourself, you need to get an account before you find out the hard way what your child is saying, doing and where he or she is really going.
The funny thing about kids. They put all of their business on their wall, like adults can't read it.
Even if your child is not doing something wrong, per se, they are still probably posting things that a current or future employer would not like.
Did you know that employers read applicants Social Media sites before making a hiring decision?
Did you know that YOUR employer reads your Social Media page too?
Did you know that future clients, JV partners and existing customers read YOUR rantings too?
Sometimes it can be very challenging to communicate with your child. Setting clear expectations about what is and what is not acceptable online behavior is imperative to successfully teaching your child right from wrong. If the parameters are muddled or your child learns that in one situation the rules hold true yet in another situation the same rule does not, it causes confusion and frustration on both sides.
Sit down with your child well in advance and lay out your social media expectations and consequences of breaking the rules. Make it clear that there will be no room for negotiation at the time of the infraction, and that you will be firm in your discipline. Rules regarding your child's safety, health or well-being should have no room for negotiation when being set or enforced. Other rules can be openly and honestly discussed with your child and an agreed upon action should be forged that both parents and child can agree upon.
If necessary, make a written social media contract between parent and child, in language your child can clearly understand. For younger children, you might want to develop a social media schedule within the contract. Make sure your child understands that monitoring their online activity is your way of teaching them. It may seem as though children fight rules and regulations, but they truly know that rules are meant for their well-being.
Spot checking your kid's online activity can prevent them from making cyberspace mistakes that will live forever!
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From Linette Daniels- "The Youth Success Doctor"
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