Should you let your teenager be on Snapchat? In this video, two parenting experts break down the impact that social media apps (like Snapchat) have on your child. Plus, learn about the alternative measures that you can take to keep your child socialized with friends.
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00:00Should I give my 14-year-old daughter Snapchat?
00:02Kids can communicate with strangers with photos that disappear.
00:06Your job is to protect your kid and keep them safe, not keep them happy.
00:13Of course, if you say no, then your kid is isolated.
00:15Everything gets so much easier if you can coordinate with the parents of two or three of your kid's friends.
00:22You can start these conversations non-judgmentally, just by saying,
00:25Hey, I'd love to talk about all these apps so many kids are on.
00:30No judgment here. We're all on the same team.
00:32We all want what's best for our kids.
00:34I just want to figure it out together.
00:36What kids are really afraid of is being the only one, being alone.
00:40I think it's a great time to look in your community to see if there's a couple other parents
00:45who don't feel satisfied with the fact that their kid might already have these apps.
00:51They might be looking to get off of them and just need a kind of parent-colleague to do it with.
00:58And then try to give them more time together hanging out.
01:00Our kids are starving for hanging out time because everyone's on Snapchat all the time.