Tiktok app

[Willowrae18]

Hi, ok so new at this.

My daughter is 8 and has been asking me about this tiktok app and said she wants to join it.
I'm slightly concerned about this as I feel she's still to young, some of the songs just aren't appropriate.

Can I have opinions please no rudeness.

No way. Some very inappropriate videos amongst the fun dances.

My 10 year old DS has TikTok but with some stringent rules in place.

Get him off it. There are no rules you could possibly put in place to stop him being exposed to the things previously mentioned.

He’s only allowed to watch the videos when he’s sat by me

I don't know how you think that will stop him seeing something when it pops up. By the time you register it being inappropriate he has already seen it.

Be responsible. Get your child off TikTok.

think banning things inevitably makes them much more wanted.

So what!

You SHOULD be banning children from using things that can be dangerous. It doesn't matter if it makes them 'more wanted', you have parental responsibly. Use it.

@bemoreeverything I AM being responsible.

As I said in my PP we’ve never come across anything vastly inappropriate. A couple of swear words in songs but nothing he hasn’t heard in the car with his grandad. We skip through until we see something we’d like. Usually funny animal videos or ASMR stuff.

The whole world is online now and it’s my job to teach him how to be responsible whilst interacting with it.

I AM being responsible.

No, you are not. There is absolutely nothing remotely responsible about letting a child go on TikTok. It's not even as if we have a global shortage of age appropriate apps.

The whole world is online now and it’s my job to teach him how to be responsible whilst interacting with it.

A good place to start would be by saying no to apps which are for 13+ when he is 10.

He’s going to secondary school in September. Should I pull him out and home school him lest he hear something inappropriate .

I don’t know how many times I have to say we’ve not come across inappropriate content on TikTok.

You parent your kid how you see fit and I’ll parent mine.

He’s going to secondary school in September. Should I pull him out and home school him lest he hear something inappropriate

Is that a genuine attempt to justify letting your TEN year old child use TikTok?

You parent your kid how you see fit and I’ll parent mine.

Please do. Get him off TikTok.

I’ve had a lot of safeguarding training due to my job and every time tik tok has been mentioned as one of the worst apps for safeguarding children. It’s for 13+ anyway but it’s definitely not a good app for kids to have

It wasn’t an attempt to do anything. He’s going to be exposed to inappropriate stuff in secondary and there’s not a damn thing I’ll be able to do about it. If he’s been taught in a clear and calm manner at home how to keep yourself safe online and how to react if he is exposed to something inappropriate he’s got a much better chance of dealing with it properly.

How you think me & my child watching videos of dogs skateboarding is so horrific is beyond me.

@NotExactlyHappyToHelp

You clearly lack the ability to understand. I didn't post to get into a bun fight. I posted because people don't seem to know how bad it is. You are being ridiculously defensive rather then accepting that perhaps it is inappropriate to allow a ten year old on TikTok. I can't argue with that logic. But I do plead with you, think again.

It's a no from me. DD is 10 now (just) and asked before Christmas. Some of her friends have it but I've said that the minimum age guide of 13 is there for a reason...

I can fully accept that letting a 10 year old free reign on any part of the Internet is irresponsible but I am still of the mind that using the app with them is better than blanket banning it.

I was one of the first generation to hit the internet as a pre teen. My parents were clueless and we all engaged in some very dangerous behaviour and saw a lot of things we shouldn’t. Some friends had parents who wouldn’t let them online. It didn’t mean a thing. They’d find a way and their online behaviour would be even more naively dangerous than ours.

This is why I have the position I do. You disagree and that’s fine so let’s just agree to let it lie. I’m not going to change my mind and neither will you.