Hi. Just wondering how much your teens use Instagram and how much you know about it. My DS is nearly 13 and he has had it for a while. The deal was his profile was set at private, he had to restrict it to people he knew and I would check it from time to time. This week I checked it and he had lots of messages from what looked like older girls asking him to chat. Quite a few of them had sexual references, there were a few asking him for photos, some talking about self harm and also a few asking where he lived and to meet up. I felt ill when I saw it. He has been up in his room for months on it all quiet not mentioning any of it to us. When I spoke to him about it he was upset and happy to cut down the followers block people he didn't know etc. We had a long talk about internet safety, the risks of photos, the dangers of people you don't know online and I think it all sunk in, I will be checking the phone again tonight. I am just warning anyone whose kids are on Instagram not to be complacent especially when they are younger. I didn't know that unknown people can contact your child directly and also they can send live videos.