To not let my 12 year old have Snapchat?

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TheGhostsOfMeAndYou · 13/01/2025 21:57

Am I the completely unreasonable and awful parent my child is making me out to be for making her be the only child in her whole school not to have Snapchat?

Any other parents guilt of making their child miss out?

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Huskytrot · 13/01/2025 22:01

ChunkyMunky · 13/01/2025 22:01

YANBU

Awful app which causes loads of problems for teens and pre-teens.

This.

Don't do it. The more parents that say no, the more chance we have of reclaiming our teens mental health.

ChunkyMunky · 13/01/2025 22:01

YANBU

Awful app which causes loads of problems for teens and pre-teens.

Arlanymor · 13/01/2025 21:59

SabreIsMyFave · 13/01/2025 21:58

YANBU to not let your 12 year old have Snapchat. You have to be 13 to use it.

Edited

Yep... this is from their website: Teens must be at least 13 to create a Snapchat account. If we become aware that an account belongs to a person under 13, we terminate their account from the platform and delete their data.

It's critical that your teen signs up with an accurate birthday, so they can benefit from our safety protection for teens. To help prevent teens from circumventing these safeguards, we don't allow 13-17-years-olds with existing Snapchat accounts to change their birth year to an age of 18 or above.

SabreIsMyFave · 13/01/2025 21:58

YANBU to not let your 12 year old have Snapchat. You have to be 13 to use it.

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