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RoseMartha · 20/01/2019 16:21

What age did you let your kids have social media sites such as fb, instagram, snapchat, whatsapp, tiktok etc or upload their own videos to their own you tube account.

My 11 year old who has special needs and especially vulnerable because of this and another issue and has proved herself untrustworthy on the internet, thinks I am a f'ing twat and f'ing ruining her life to not let her access this. (We are a non swearing household but since she started secondary she just doesn't care and I have terrible trouble encouraging good language which is a total different topic altogether). But her disregard for everything is so wearing.

As I said she has proved to be untrustworthy on the internet and has done inappropriate things for which she is getting professional help for . There is no way she is ready for social media under the circumstances. But getting her to understand that is a nightmare.

As it is we have to track her usage on the internet carefully until she can be trusted. I dont want to say no internet altogether but there has to be boundaries that are different to others because of her issues.

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MumUnderTheMoon · 23/01/2019 16:54

My dd is 11 and has an Instagram account but the app is on my phone, I cover her face with stickers in photos and I do the actual uploading.

MummEE2 · 30/01/2019 14:50

My DD is 11 and not allowed any social media. Her friends have it so it sort of leaves my DD out but I don't care. Other mums have had problems with their 11y olds messaging with strangers on instagram etc and I'm not risking that

When she's 13 or so I'll begrudgingly allow her to have FB or something but will still be monitoring it

FlagFish · 30/01/2019 14:54

My DD is 11 and hasn't got any of these.

DS age 13 has WhatsApp but not the others.

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bsc · 30/01/2019 14:57

Don't these SM sites have a minimum sign-up age? Point out to her she isn't old enough...

RoseMartha · 30/01/2019 17:03

Yes i have pointed this out but because so an so has it, she has a why shouldnt she attitude etc. I have said when you are 12 we will look into it and allow you one at a time.

Glad to read that other parents have not let their child on sm.

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bsc · 30/01/2019 18:08

My blunt answer when my children moan that such and such has X, Y, Z is "Well I'm not responsible for parenting so and so, but I am responsible for parenting you".
My dd is Y8 and has no sm access, she has a dumb phone not a smart phone, but at least 95% of her year have smart phones.
She's quite vulnerable and we're not prepared to give her unfettered access yet. She knows our reasons and accepts these.
I would not be accepting any bad language from her! The phone would be removed, as would any tech at home until the attitude improved.
Do you think it's ok for her to do that?

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