Social Media - A demand and sometimes a requirement rather a ‘hard-hitting’ word especially for the Genx. It’s flourishing and blooming with the highest pace ever. Every fortnight we could see something new in the landscape of social media. I would suggest you, if you have a teenage kid then surely read this article.
Social networking sites like Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber, BBM, etc. are doted on the kids and among the favouritism of their daily routine. These social platforms exhibit the real ‘You’ out of you. Your younger ones, being innocent enough, expose themselves publicly that too beyond the extent of their limits. You, as a parent, need to be more attentive before your kid slip down the shallow pool.
Read On And Find Measures To Protect And Guide Your Kids From Going Through This Foxy World!
- Don’t Say No!
If your kids say that they have an account on the social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc, DO NOT ever say a straight NO to their call. Remember if you restrict them to create an account on the latter sites they will just move towards opting for WhatsApp and Viber. They have ample amount of choice. So there is no point of stopping them for whatsoever they want. Let them be a free bird being in the line of your vision.
- Become Tech Savvy!
You need to keep up with the speed of the present generation. It really will not work if you say you don’t know anything about social medias but you want to monitor your kid’s public activities. It is utmost important for you to be technological savvy to know what actually your kids are doing online. Here you cannot run away with the excuse of not knowing or understanding the techy stuff.
- Monitor Them Incognally!
Take the aid of any of the kids monitoring software available online. With this you can control them remotely by knowing about their expressions and activities on social networking sites. You can know what exactly they are involve into and what they are sharing, saving, uploading, downloading, etc. As a responsible parent you should know about your teens friends circle. With this you can discover if they are in nexus with the stranger or if they are indulged into sexting or sharing some obscene pictures/selfies or some personal details with the unidentified people or not.
- Impart Skill To Your Kids!
Let your kids understand that how important their self respect is! Teach them how to fight back bully people and situations. Only you can do it and no one else can teach them the importance of their self-esteem. They should know that they can lose their dignity if they are showcasing themselves sexually over social media sites. A teen should know about the bad consequences if S/He shares a seductive picture/selfie with his/her boyfriend or girlfriend through social platforms. A teen should be a better decision-maker as s/he think twice before s/he lift up any step.
- Go For Permanent Fix!
Do not join them over social sites to humiliate your kids publicly. Although this may counterbalance your temporary problems but it can complicate the situation even more than it is muddled presently. Always check for some permanent fix. When you start counselling them, try to think about the potential long term benefits of your kids instead of resolving only the short term problems. Do not always pester over your kids for the things you want them to do. Try to develop a friendly environment within your house.
- Navigate Your Kid’s Digital Life!
With the help of such smart child monitoring spywares navigate you kid moves online. Know about their Facebook friend’s list. Read the entire chat conversation separately with each of their friends. Be alert lest they upload or share some alluring pictures/selfies online that could degrade his/her reputation socially. Try to always start with giving valid and clean examples. Teach your youngsters that in future if anyone personally or professionally want to know about him/her, s/he will be researched online, therefore s/he should have a clean image on such sites.
- Point Out The Difference!
Let them know the difference between talking verbally and that of conversing publically online. Teen should understand that whatever they upload or share, although can be deleted later, but leave a colossal mark on his/her personal reputation. Let them know about the impact of blasphemy in sociable perspective.
Teens are inexperienced...They need to be guided by you by taking the above mentioned concrete measures...It’s imperative!
