Parenting: The Challenge

Privacy among the younger generation could be a different version than yours. With all of the social media outlets and cell phones teens and even tweens are posting candid photos and private messages. many times it’s posted publicly for friends which means strangers may have access to them as well. Many times children don’t understand how public their postings actually are and don’t pay attention to privacy setting online. It’s important to talk to them about the possible consequences of posting these things on the internet or even sending things through their cell phone. Talk to them about the information they are sending and to whom, they need to be aware of privacy settings that they have control over so they and the family are not so vulnerable.